HELP!!!!!! With directory's

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HELP!!!!!! With directory's

When i go to the directory option in the options menu (You where you can change the include
and libary directory's) i can't see the list with the directory's. I read the other thread about
this and the solution they give doesnt work for me so can anyboy help mee cause i need this
program.

Please,
Charlie

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HELP!!!!!! With directory's

  • Brian Trexler

    I also have this problem can anyone help, I see the two drop down boxes but the list of directories does not appear !

    Please help someone ! Sad

  • p4r1tyb1t

    For VC Express you need to modify VCProjectEngine.dll.express.config (In my earlier post I had wrongly specified VCProjectEngine.dll.config).

    Thanks
    Sreraman
    Visual C++ Development

  • joesun99

    Thank you Sreraman, that worked for me. The trick is in deleting the VCComponents.dat file. Why do none of the other workarounds mentioned this

    I had been experiencing the same problem many others have mentioned here. The documented workaround for the bug: modifying     VCProjectEngine.dll.express.config does not work, and the directory settings of the old Beta 1 install are still in effect. If I delete the VCComponents.dat file after modifying the config with new paths, everything works fine.

    This thread should be sticked so that people can find the solution easily.

  • VikasVaidya

    I can suggest a couple of work-arounds:

    You can edit the VCProjectEngine.dll.config (for Win32 platform) and Itanium.Platform.dll.config (for Itanium platform) etc. to add or remove directories. In order for these settings to take effect, close devenv, and delete VCComponents.dat file from your application data folder (<drive>:\Documents and Settings"\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0). Note that vccomponents.dat file is hidden.

    Alternately:
    Set the registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Setup\VS\EnvironmentPath to point to <absolute path to vcexpress.exe>

    Example:
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Setup\VS]
    "EnvironmentPath"="F:\\Program Files\\Common7\\IDE\\vcexpress.exe"

    This should allow the directory control to be created. However, if you already have Visual Studio 8 (not the express edition) installed in the machine, DO NOT CHANGE the registry key as this would break the control instantiation for Visual Studio.

    Thanks
    Sreraman
    Visual C++ Development
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  • KP99

    I have also been looking for a way to make the 'edit VCProjectEngine.dll.express.config' trick work and nowhere else is it mentioned that the VCComponents.dat file must be deleted.  Once i deleted the file the changes to the config file will take effect... somewhat.

    It seems that the Include= line is read in properly by deleting the .dat file, but any additional entries i add to the Library= line do not seem to be working.  Has any one else had this problem
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