For the records, I have found the solution. You can change this setting under: Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and Colors -> Text Editor settings -> “Indicator Margin” (Item Background)
It is working now!. This is what I did: Following the suggestion here: Removed the key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers]. VS2012 loading but then crashing before I could do anything else (error in C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll) Then I removed: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0_Config] and started again and is working fine. I obviously lost all my settings but no big deal as … Read more
It was never part of the framework. And it is entirely undocumented. There is however a very consistent rumor that it is, lots of programmers have found it in their v2.0.50727 or v4.0.30319 directories and figured out that it could solve registration problems. Lots of forum posts mention it. The exact way it shows up … Read more
There’s a “show all files” button in the top row of Solution Explorer. Click that and you should see your missing files/folders. Right click and choose “Include in Project”.
Old post so perhaps this can help you or others going through this infuriating issue (assuming you’re going through errors like -6225). Symptoms: you can (re)build each project without a hitch, including the Install Shield project however, if you build the Solution (of multiple projects) errors just seem to pop up Try: in VS 2012, … Read more
Visual Studio now supports “compile on save” for TypeScript files. I’m using Visual Studio 2013 Update 2, and I can turn this on in a Web Site project by going to Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> TypeScript -> Project, and checking the box “Automatically compile TypeScript files which are not part of a … Read more
It was right in front of me on the Windows Installer Deployment page, with bold an everything. In Visual Studio, create an InstallShield LE project from the New Project dialog box. Once created, select the new project and then click the InstallShield LE option on the Visual Studio menu bar and choose Visual Studio Deployment … Read more
Browse to “C:\Program Files\IIS Express”, select the file iisexpress.exe, press Alt+Enter to open the properties dialog, click on the Details tab and read the product version.
It’s just the new VS2012 icon for a pending Branch action. If you look closely, it’s not a ‘T’ but actually an upwards facing split arrow. A larger version of the icon can be seen if you look at the File -> Source Control -> Branching and Merging -> Branch menu item. Normally you won’t … Read more
I had the same problem though instead of forcing me to install into “c:\program Files” it forced me to install to the directory which I used for the Visual Studio RC. After using Process Monitor and the setup’s logfile I was able to find a registry key that needed to be deleted. The key was … Read more