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How do I change the default language in Visual Studio 2005?

How do I change default language in Visual Studio 2005?

When Visual Studio starts it display information about C++, but I would like to change this to C#

[156 byte] By [JakobsgaardTDC] at [2008-1-21]

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# 1

Use the Import and Export Setting Wizard:

1. Choose Tools -> Import and Export Settings...
2. Select Reset All Settings and click Next
3. Select whether you would like to save the current settings and click Next
4. Select the settings you want to use and click Finish

HTH

David Kean

DavidM.Kean at 2007-8-21 >

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# 2

Thank you very much :-)

JakobsgaardTDC at 2007-8-21 >

# 3

Jakob, if your still listening could you go back and mark David's reply as an answer to give him credit?

JoshLedgard at 2007-8-21 >

# 4

YESSS!!!! Sounds silly but I've spent the last 4 hours trying to figure this out... THANK YOU!

flamingwoodchuck at 2007-8-21 >

# 5

Thanks David

I was spent a day to do this reset operation.

Thanks

Madhav

chvmadhav at 2007-8-21 >

# 6

Was this helpful?! Man, you have no idea! Like some others, I've spend precious time to find that (simple) action. May be an idea to include a small button on the start page that says: "Change default language"?

MattontheNet at 2007-8-21 >

# 7

MattontheNet wrote:

Was this helpful?! Man, you have no idea! Like some others, I've spend precious time to find that (simple) action. May be an idea to include a small button on the start page that says: "Change default language"?

I vote for this too. A littel button on the start page would be very helpfull....

Stephan

StephanGerhards at 2007-8-21 >

# 8

Thank You

I spent over an hour going through the help files trying to reset my start pane setting.

zpyrd at 2007-8-21 >

# 9

Me too!

TrevorL at 2007-8-21 >

# 10

This was very helpful.

But in the process i get the following errors:

Error 1: Projects and Solutions: Unable to import property 'ProjectItemTemplatesLocation' because it contains invalid data '%vsspv_visualstudio_dir%\Templates\ItemTemplates'.
Error 2: Projects and Solutions: Unable to import property 'ProjectTemplatesLocation' because it contains invalid data '%vsspv_visualstudio_dir%\Templates\ProjectTemplates'.

any clues about this?

Thank you.

AlexandreSAC at 2007-8-21 >

# 11

This tip solves another problem that i have with open file dialog to add image to button and/or imagelist. The VS 2005 was hanging before showing this dialog. After this steps the dialog are showing normaly.

Thank you !

AlexandreSAC at 2007-8-21 >

# 12

Ouch, I just tried that and a crash report was sent to Microsoft...

PeterRitchie at 2007-8-21 >

# 13

David M. Kean - MSFT wrote:
Use the Import and Export Setting Wizard:
1. Choose Tools -> Import and Export Settings...
2. Select Reset All Settings and click Next
3. Select whether you would like to save the current settings and click Next
4. Select the settings you want to use and click Finish

It seems there alternative way of switching the default language without defaulting ALL your settings:

Choose Tools -> Import and Export Settings...

Select Import selected environment settings and click Next

Select whether you would like to save the current settings and click Next

In the Which collection of settings would you like to import, select the language you would like to switch to and press Next.

Check, then un-check All Settings to clear all items.

Expand General Settings and check New Project Dialog Preferred Language.

If you want to also import keyboard shortcuts, expand Options, then Environment, and check Keyboard.

Click Finish

PeterRitchie at 2007-8-21 >

# 14

I did it and it worked good...but when i'm selecting the settings, there's some with a Warning icon with the message

"Some categories may contain settings that could compromise the environment or your computer and data"

when i imported a C# setting on the Start Page , the MSDN windows keeps showing "Visual Basic", but the "getting started" subwindow shows C#....there's really not a problem for me 'cause is just text...but is that a bug or a bad setting or something wrong? cause it would be awful that the environment or something else fails just because i change some settings

el-chema at 2007-8-21 >

# 15

Do you know how I do this in VS2003 by any chance?

JimskiB at 2007-8-21 >

# 16

A while ago I blogged about this because someone was complaining that he could not see the solution. I have screenshots on my blog:

Solution not showing in Visual Studio 2005

GabrielLozano-Morán at 2007-8-21 >

# 17

I would like C# too.

刘理志 at 2007-8-21 >

# 18

Dear All,

To say or not to say - this is really should have been helpful to several others too. Well it helped me too. What I do is, the moment I got any problem like this I try to find it in usual way based on my current knowledge and If I see I'm spending too much time like 5 min or more
then I immediately search the web (google and msdn.microsoft) etc.

This post is helped me in the same way

Thanks

Regards
Ashok

GAshok at 2007-8-21 >

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