Microsoft visual studio version selector 2012

Write a script to call handle. See this thread. But handle. You could hypothetically change handle. You can make VS run as admin, in which case the Pre-Build script also runs as admin, hence does handle. I don't know why, but it is the case. That works but then all new SLN files , , , , So the final step then is to make VSLauncher. This fails as of KB as this thread indicates. Uninstalling that update was the final step in this saga, to get everything to work.

The "Microsoft Windows" update KB caused the problem to return. That update like KB is described as resolving compatibility issues.

Ironic that an update meant to resolve compatibility issues actually introduces them. After uninstalling that, Visual Studio version selector once again can open solutions for version 7. This time it's KB , which is yet another "Compatibility update". Likewise as with the others, after uninstalling that, Visual Studio version selector once again can open solutions for version 7.

Update May KB re-introduces this problem. Skip it or uninstall it to resolve this issue. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. What is the function of Version Selector, anyway? It just seems to be a PITA. From the name you might think it gives you the ability to select a version, but the opposite is true. Typical MS. The "Version Selector" seems to read the version info in the thing you're opening and look for the corresponding VS version. It has never worked well for me.

You are looking for devenv. Another way to access the options for opening programs is to right-click on the. You could get rid of VS as it is really old and VS does everything that the old one does and some other things. Although the latest preview, has a new I am compiling bar across the middle of the screen that shows red or green flashing as it compiles, below the edit window - a bit annoying.

If you add a file to the project folder location it now adds it to the solution - really annoying as you need to get rid of duplicates. For more complete information about compiler optimizations, see our Optimization Notice.

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