Questions tagged [visual-studio-express]

Microsoft Visual Studio Express is a set of freeware integrated development environments (IDE) developed by Microsoft that are lightweight versions of the Microsoft Visual Studio product line.

Visual Studio Express 2010 consists of the following separate products:

And Visual Studio Express 2012 consists of the following sepearate products:

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How do I remedy "The breakpoint will not currently be hit. No symbols have been loaded for this document." warning?

A C# desktop application (on the Visual Studio Express edition) worked, but then it didn't work 5 seconds later. I tried the following: Ensure debug configuration, debug flag, and full debug information are set on all assemblies. Delete all bin and…
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Found conflicts between different versions of the same dependent assembly that could not be resolved

When I clean and then build my solution that has several projects, the output window reports that the build succeeded. However, when I view the Error List Window, it shows me this warning: Found conflicts between different versions of the same…
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How to compile a 64-bit application using Visual C++ 2010 Express?

Is there a simple way to compile a 64 bit app with the 32-bit edition of Visual C++ 2010 Express? What configurations, if any, are necessary?
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What is "missing" in the Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions?

What is "missing" in the Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions? In particular, what functionality is not available? what restrictions are there on its use?
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What reference do I need to use Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel in .NET?

I am interested in using C# to manipulate/Automate Excel files. After browsing the web I have found VSTO but it seems you can not use that in Visual Studio Express Edition so I can not use that. Just few minutes ago I noticed a question in this site…
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How can I use NuGet with Visual C# Express?

How can I use NuGet to add a library package reference, when I have Visual C# 2010 Express? NuGet doesn't come up when I search for it in Tools > Extension Manager. I downloaded "NuGet Package Manager" (the .vsix) from the downloads page, but when…
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How to switch between debug and release in Visual C# 2010 Express?

How do I switch between debug and release in Visual C# 2010 Express? I have looked in the project properties, but it seems to be missing. What am I missing?
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Unit testing in Visual C# 2010 Express?

Does Visual C# 2010 Express have a unit testing feature?
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Can I get a "sometimes portable" class library project to load in Visual Studio Express?

For Noda Time version 1.1, the main goal is to build a Portable Class Library flavour, primarily to support Windows Phone and Windows Store apps. This means losing some functionality, so we build a desktop configuration and a PCL configuration (for…
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How do I get the serial key for Visual Studio Express?

I am Visual Studio 2010 Professional user. But for a reason I need Visual Web Developer 2008 Express edition. I downloaded this, but I need the serial key to activate the product, otherwise it will expire in 30 days. When I go there, I got this…
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how to display toolbox on the left side of window of Visual Studio Express for windows phone 7 development?

I am new to Visual Studio development. Occasionally I hide the toolbox on the left side of window of Visual Studio Express. But then, sometimes, I would like to use it. How does one reactivate and display it?
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Automatically generate C# wrapper class from dll in Visual Studio 2010 Express?

I was told by a colleague of mine that Visual Studio allows one to point to a .dll and auto-magically generate a C# wrapper class. Is this really possible? And if so, how does one go about achieving this? I've browsed the web, but have failed to…
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Need hotkey/button to comment out a block of code in Visual Studio 2008 Express

I'm coming from Eclipse, working in Visual Studio 2008 Express and just want to highlight code, right-click and comment it out. nothing in right-click looking in Tools | Options, Toolbars, Commands, can't find a button for it... How do I activate…
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Can't locate Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word in Reference List

I was given this solution to a problem I had, since I didn't know how to integrate MS Word with C#: http://www.dotnetperls.com/word I looked into this solution, and I can't locate Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word in the reference list. I can't find it…
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How do I "run until this variable changes" when debugging?

When debugging my C#, I often want to know when a variable's value changes and then investigate the state of the program. Currently, I do it like this: Watch-list the offending variable. Physically spam F10 (shortcut for Step Over) until I see the…
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