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kpax
kpax

Reputation: 339

Reset VS 2008 toolbars

How do I completely reset my Visual Studio 2008 toolbar? Right now I have toolbars randomly appearing/disappering when I write code vs. debug. Is this expected behavior?

I'd like to get it to a point where the same set of toolbars appears and sticks to their same position in the toolbar area.

Upvotes: 6

Views: 2989

Answers (5)

Greg
Greg

Reputation: 16680

  1. To to Tools -> Import Export Settings
  2. Select "Import selected environment settings" and click next
  3. Select "Yes, save my current settings" and click next
  4. Choose a default and click next
  5. Unselect all settings. Select All Settings -> General Settings -> Menu and Command Bar Customization and click finish

Upvotes: 1

shoosh
shoosh

Reputation: 79011

using

devenv /resetsettings

or something of this sort will also reset may other options you've every configured. This is too drastic for something as trivial as arranging the GUI. I found a better solution a while ago.

See my eventual answer to this question:

VS2008: Breakpoints window gone while debugging?

Upvotes: 0

Tomas Aschan
Tomas Aschan

Reputation: 60664

You can also run one of the following commands (if you can't get it to work in the command line in VS, run the regular command prompt in Windows. As Admin, if you're running Vista...):

"Mild" versions

devenv /resetskippkgs
devenv /resetsettings

"Hardcore" version

devenv /setup

This one takes some time to complete, so be patient... Also, note that it will reset all of the settings, not just the menus. But if you look in the documentation for the devenv command you'll probably find a flag that resets just the menu options.

Upvotes: 4

Andomar
Andomar

Reputation: 238256

On the Tools menu, choose Export and Import settings. That provides you with many options, including the option to reset settings.

Having said that, VS does keep a different toolbar set for debugging. So any changes you make, you have to make to both the debugging and the normal set.

Upvotes: 3

Moayad Mardini
Moayad Mardini

Reputation: 7341

Yes, this is normal.

Each toolbar has a view setting for each mode, you should change them manually to make them the same.

Upvotes: 2

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