Manage Visual Studio Recent Projects List

Increase or decrease the number of items on your Start Page Recent Projects List.

Go To Tools -> Options -> Environment -> General and change the number.


You can also edit the list of recent projects through RegEdit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\ProjectMRUList

Installing Visual Studio Macros

Visual studio macros are a great way to get more productive. Like other Microsoft products, the Macro engine requires Visual Basic.

• Menu Tools, Macros, Macro Explorer


• Double click on MyMacros


• Double click on Module1, that will open the Macros editor


• Paste whatever code you want there inside the Module section. You may want to create one module per macro to keep it sane.

Condensed from the Google Chrome Wiki

Universal Web Fonts

This article provides a great resource for knowing what fonts work across the board

Visual Source Safe: Migrate Database And Users

The tricky part is migrating users, here is a helpful article outlining the method to use. In a nutshell:

1. Copy User Directories from /old/ to /new/
2. Copy um.dat file from /old/data/um.dat to /new/data/um.dat
3. Run analyze utility
   

Visual Source Safe: Copy Project

1. Open VSS Explorer. Right click $/ in the left tree. Select Share to $/ from the left tree.


2. In the popup window, select a project you need to copy.


3. Make sure to check "Branch after share" checkbox and click share button.


4. Type a new name for the branch and check Recursive.


5. Click OK button.

Condensed from eggheadcafe.com/forumarchives