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twal
twal

Reputation: 7039

NuGet Project > Add Library Package Reference not appearing

I have installed NuGet.

When I try to go to Project > Add Library Package Reference

"Add Library Package Reference" is not under the project menu. If I try to install NuGet again it says it is already installed. My application is an MVC 3 application targeting .net 4.

How can I get this option to appear?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 8608

Answers (7)

mhenry1384
mhenry1384

Reputation: 7678

As of May 2012, it's now called "Manage NuGet Packages". Especially confusing because the screenshots in the NuGet Docs have not been updated.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/9844659/24267

Upvotes: 2

forsvarir
forsvarir

Reputation: 10839

I've just had a similar problem, after trying to install a package over dial-up, which timed out.

To fix it, I renamed the registry key (so that I could rename it back if it didn't work) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\NuGet, then restarted visual studio and opened a project. The Add Library Package Reference now works and the registry key has been recreated.

Upvotes: 0

Mike
Mike

Reputation: 1326

Had this same issue, just realized that if you're not on the project (i.e., you have the solution highlighted in solution explorer) that the option for the Add Library Package Reference won't show. Select the project and it's there.

Whoops: Didn't notice that was already mention.

Upvotes: 0

Chad
Chad

Reputation: 86

Make sure you have the project selected and not the solution in the solution explorer.

Upvotes: 2

Scott Hanselman
Scott Hanselman

Reputation: 17692

You might also run VS as Admin (Ctrl-Shift-Click) then uninstall NuGet from the package manager dialog. Then update to NuGet 1.1 from http://nuget.codeplex.com and see if that fixes it. ASP.NET MVC is not needed.

Upvotes: 5

Davidson Sousa
Davidson Sousa

Reputation: 1353

Is it possible that some of the extensions of your Visual Studio are causing NuGet to not show the menu or crash? You could try to disable/remove them and then install NuGet from here: http://nuget.codeplex.com/

Besides, there is also a PowerShell-based Package Manager Console. You could take a look on that in case everything fails.

Upvotes: 2

Darin Dimitrov
Darin Dimitrov

Reputation: 1038710

Normally NuGet is installed with ASP.NET MVC 3 so it should appear automatically. Try removing the NuGet package that you have installed and reinstall ASP.NET MVC 3.

Upvotes: 0

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