I am trying to build a VS 2017 solution which includes a Visual Studio Installer Project with the just released Visual Studio Pro 2019. Of course, when I tried to open the solution I got an error because there was not Visual Studio Installer project type in VS 2019. And, I cant find a place to load it from.
How do I add a Visual Studio Installer Project type in the released version of VS 2019?
Install the addin in Visual Studio 2019:
This extension provides the same functionality that currently exists
in Visual Studio 2015 for Visual Studio Installer projects. To use
this extension, you can either open the Extensions and Updates dialog,
select the online node, and search for "Visual Studio Installer
Projects Extension," or you can download directly from this page.
This extension is designed to work with Visual Studio 2017 and
Visual Studio 2019.
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I'm migrating a Visual Studio 2015 solution to Visual Studio 2022. The solution includes a "Setup and Deployment" vdproj project and Studio 2022 says it is incompatible. Is there an Add-in that I need? How can I bring in the existing (2015) installation project?
You can download an official Microsoft extension that provides support for Visual Studio Installer Projects in Visual Studio 2022.
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects 2022
My visual studio 2015 cannot build 2010 platform toolsets. It says:
The build tools for Visual Studio 2010 (v100) cannot be found. To
build using the Visual Studio 2015 (v140) build tools, either click
the Project menu or right-click the solution, and then select "Upgrade
Solution...". Install Visual Studio 2010 (v100) to build using the
Visual Studio 2010 (v100) build tools.
I do not want to upgrade my project or switch the toolset. I have visual studio 2010 installed. It builds the 2012 projects inside visual studio 2015 fine. 2012 also finds the 2010 build tools and builds 2010 projects fine.
Is there a visual studio setting where I can point it to the Visual Studio 2010 directory so that it correctly finds the build tools?
I have tried reinstalling 2010, 2012 and 2015 in that order.
tldr; Visual studio 2015 wont build 2010 projects even though I have visual 2010 installed.
Install this service pack: https://www.visualstudio.com/news/vs2015-update2-vs
Fixed the issue for me. Released March 3, 2016 so it was unavailable at the time of posting.
according to this documentation from microsoft, the toolset is a per-project setting. So you need to change it for all of your VS2010 projects inside VS2015.
To change the project toolset
In Visual Studio, in Solution Explorer, open the shortcut menu for
your project (not for your solution) and then choose Properties to
open your project Property Pages dialog box.
In the Property Pages dialog box, open the Configuration drop-down
list and then select All Configurations.
In the left pane of the dialog box, expand Configuration Properties
and then select General.
In the right pane, select Platform Toolset and then select the toolset
you want from the drop-down list. For example, if you have installed
the Visual Studio 2010 toolset, select Visual Studio 2010 (v100) to
use it for your project.
Choose the OK button.
does that help?
I have installed Visual Studio 2015 RC SDK on my machine.
I don't have Visual Studio Package template when creating a new project. This is the screen shot of Visual Studio 2015 RC
As you can see no templates for Visual Studio Package.
This is the screen shot of my Visual Studio 2013:
Question
How to develop VSPackages in Visual Studio 2015 RC?
NOTE
I already have Visual Studio 2015 RC SDK installed.
In VS 2015, you start with a VSIX project, and then add Items, like for example a VSPackage - see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/05/29/extending-visual-studio-2015.aspx
I have a project in a solution I am working on in Visual Studio 2012, and I get this message for one of the projects: "This version of Visual Studio does not have the following project types installed, or does not support them." It is a vdproj. What does this mean and how do I resolve this problem
The correct procedure to resolve "Incompatible" issue with VDPROJ Projects coming from Visual Studio 2010 and 2015 in 2017 or 2019 is:
Enter Visual Studio .NET 2017 or 2019
2017: Click on "Tools" -> Extension and Updates -> Online
2019: Click on "Extensions" -> Manage Extensions -> Online
Type "Installer Project" on the search box
Click on "Install" in Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Project
Restart Visual Studio .NET and follow the instructions to install the extension
With this extension the old project (2010, 2015) is capable to work in (2017, 2019). VDPROJ are not deprecated, simply they are improved with a new extension, for more information about this please visit the oficial MarketPlace.
There is also the official:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Installer Projects
Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Installer Projects
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects (2017 & 2019)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Installer Projects
if you can jump to VS 2013, 2015, 2017+2019, or 2022
But BozoJoe is right, its time to drop vdproj and move on to WiX.
vdproj is a MSI creation project for Visual Studio. Its been deprecated and most people have moved on to either WIX or NSIS or a professional grade installer creation tools such as Install Shield.
If you do not require an installer for your product just exclude the vdproj project from the solution and continue with your life
for fun if you want to try to transition right away to wix, try this powershell script https://github.com/chrisoldwood/vdproj2wix
Visual Studio 2017 can use the Visual Studio Installer. It is NOT a default. You have to run InstallerProjects.vsix. You can get it at Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Installer Projects. I have used it and worked great, at least for a windows GUI project. It's worth a shot before you get into the Install Shield intricacies.
if You use Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Project (Vs2017).
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Project may be disabled after an update.
Tools -> Extensions and Updates..
Click Installed
Find and Select -> Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Project
do Enable
Restart Visual Studio
I will like to create something similar to: http://www.add-in-express.com/docs/net-excel-rtd-servers.php
When I open visual studio I do not have that project type even though I am running it as an administrator...
what do I have to do so that I can have that project type (ADX RTD Server) on visual studio?
You simply need to have Add-in Express for Office and .net installed. There is no trial version for Visual Studio 2010, but if you have VS 2012, you can download a 60-day evaluation version of Add-in Express from Visual Studio Gallery:
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/A4880BFE-A230-44B6-9D23-86AFAA1A2997