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Checking Project and Compiler Settings
If you just reset your environment settings for Visual Basic development, you are now ready
to begin the programming exercises. But if you didn’t reset your settings—for example, if
you were already configured for Visual Basic development and have been using Visual Studio
2010 for a while, or if your computer is a shared resource used by other programmers who
might have modified the default settings (perhaps in a college computer lab)—complete the
following steps to verify that your settings related to projects, solutions, and the Visual Basic
compiler match those that I use in the book.Check project and compiler settings- Click the Options command on the Tools menu to display the Options dialog box.
The Options dialog box is your window to many of the customizable settings within
Visual Studio. To see all the settings that you can adjust, click to select the Show All
Settings check box in the lower-left corner of the dialog box.- Expand the Projects And Solutions category and then click the General item in the
Options dialog box.
This group of check boxes and options configures the Visual Studio project and
solution settings. - So that your software matches the settings used in this book, adjust your settings to
match those shown in the following dialog box:
In particular, I recommend that you clear the Always Show Solution and Save New
Projects When Created check boxes if they are selected. The first option shows
additional solution commands in the IDE, which are not necessary for solutions that