I've just installed XNA Game Studio 4. But when I create a new XNA project, I get an error:
"Code/XnaWindowsGeme.vstemplate" was not found.
What should I do?
Based on the file extension and the context in which the error appeared, Visual Studio seems to be failing in looking up the template associated with an XNA Windows Game Project. My guess is that the XNA installer somehow failed to install this template to your Visual Studio instance. Possibly due to multiple instances/versions of Visual Studio installed. You could also try reinstalling XNA.
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.cs project file
The project was created using Visual Studio 2010 and I am trying to open it in Visual Studio 2010 itself but still I am facing this problem.
I have opened this project in VS 2012 and worked for few days but it has created in Visual studio 2010. Is there anything which preserve the project details on local machine?
This is the specific project section in my solution file:
Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 2010
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Project Name", "Project Name\project name.csproj", "{48C1190E-7700-461B-ADCD-B5E0F1ECAD21}"
ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
{1F5440B3-9FD8-4FE2-B621-8697489ABDC4} = {1F5440B3-9FD8-4FE2-B621-8697489ABDC4}
EndProjectSection
EndProject
In Visual Studio it is possible to add Project Types, e.g. for creating an MSI, by installing an Add-On to the development machine. It appears that in the past this was done, and then that new Project Type was used to add a Project to the Solution. But now you are opening the Solution on a machine that does not have that new Project Type.
Look for the GUID of the missing Project Type, it should be part of the error you are getting. Then google "project type {the-guid}" to see which Add-On you need to install on your development machine.
It is also possible that a new Project Type was used in the Solution that simply can not work with VS 2010. In that case your options are either to keep using VS2012, or to start over with a new Solution in VS2010 and migrate the projects into it that are compatible (which may be a bit tricky or hard to do if VS2012 saved them).
Would it be too difficult to just recreate the project and include all the necessary files and references? Once the project was saved from VS 2012, the format may have broken compatibility with 2010. Sometimes this is fixable just by updating the version number in the project file, but I don't see it in your image.
After installing Update 4 for VS 2013, I immediately started getting the message
This project is incompatible with the current version of Visual Studio
when I try to open all my MVC projects.
I've tried following advice on older posts, such as changing the version of visual studio, and checking for other updates, but none have worked.
I am using Visual Studio Premium 2013 and have .Net 4.5. It happens to projects that target both 4.0 and 4.5.
This is happening with MVC projects, but it does not happen when opening a simple project containing only .cs files.
Repairing Visual Studio turned out to be the solution.
I believe the initial update was unsuccessful because the C drive was low on space. Clearing up space, and repairing both .Net 4.5.1 and Visual Studio did the trick.
I recently moved my xna game project from a windows 7 computer to a new Windows 8.1 computer. I am still using Visual Studio 2010 Express. After overcoming the xna installation troubles my game cannot be compiled on the new computer.
The error message reads "This application cannot be started because of a false application configuration". See the manifest file for possible errors."
However I cannot see anything wrong with manifest file. But I also don't know what is supposed to be in there.
If I start the compiled exe outside of VS 2010 a message box says "side-by-side configuration is invalid".
I picked this problem up after abandoning it for a while: I created a new xna project on the windows 8.1 computer and copying code and resources. Then it compiled fine.
I just installed Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate trial version for completing the MVC5 tutorial by Rick Anderson, which worht doing it.
The tutorial: http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-5/introduction/getting-started.
However, I created a blank solution first and then try to add an ASP.Net Application project, which is going to be my MVC5 tutorial project. And I got this weird message:
Error: this template attempted to load component assembly
'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.Project, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'. For more information on this problem
and how to enable this template, please see documentation on
Customizing Project Templates.
But I´m not customizing, I´m just creating a project out of a built in template.
Do you know how can I solve it?
Here is the solution:
In Visual Studio 2013, select Tools > Extensions and Updates
Check for updates. You should have the Azure SDK update available.
Download and install the Azure SDK. After this, everything should work fine.
If your updates are not turned on, enable your auto detection of updates in Tools > Options > Environment > Extensions.
If you have unspecified error related to E_fail(code), try this:
When creating a new MVC 5 application, change the framework version from 4.5.1 to 4.5, if that did not work change it to 4. Check the below image if it is not clear.
Another approach:
This is really important if you are installing Visual Studio 2013 on un-updated Windows 7.
there reason i am calling out "not updated is",
The reason that 'un-updated' matters is because Visual studio 2013 does not update the powershell that is required by VS2013 for most of the stuff.
The simple solution is to update Powershell to the latest version.
If you are not sure how to update powershell, you can use this tutorial.
So I stumbled upon this issue as well and would like to share how I was able to resolve this problem.
Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Online -> NGet Package Manager: Click the download button once you have the NGet Package Manager selected. Make sure to restart your Visual Studio after you have downloaded the Manager.
This should do the trick
Close Visual Studio, run the VS executable with the command line option as shown below (you will likely have to supply the full path), and relaunch VS normally. This should re-initialize the templates, including the one that you are having problems with.
devenv.exe /installvstemplates
So I faced the same problem with Visual Studio 2013, and I don't know what's the problem but it appears that it only occurs when creating a new project, and choosing "Web" from the panel.
What I did was simply clicking on "Visual Studio 2012" just below it, and it worked !
Does anyone know how to properly install XNA Game Studio 4.0 with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ? I have been having trouble getting the XNA Game Studio to recognize the Visual Studio. I read that once installed you should be able to run Visual Studio from under the XNA folder in the Start Menu, but I found no such option. I have an assignment due in a couple of days and I'm really in a panic right now to get this installed right. Any help will be much appreciated.
I'm running PC with Windows 7 installed and I just installed Microsoft Visual Studio Express C# 2010 and Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0.
Please give step by step instructions if possible. Thanks for taking the time read this post!
Start Visual C# & create a new project. You should be able to choose either Windows Game or Xbox 360 Game as your project type.
I had the same issue. I just reinstalled XNA Game Studio 4.0, loaded visual studio and then clicked on XNA Game Studio 4.0 under Installed Templates. Hope this helps.