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Reset IDE settings in Visual Studio 2008

June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Visual Studio

I recently acquired a PC at my new job where there was an existing installation of Visual Studio.

This was fine, however it was set up for a VB.net developer.
Whilst I do use VB.net, I didn’t want my VS set up this way.

I wanted to re-instate that lovely screen you see when you fresh install VS (below)

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To do this, simply click:

Tools > Import and Export Settings Editor

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Click Reset all settings

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I didn’t backup my settings as the guy working here before had gone… But this screen gives you the option to.

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And there we are.
All settings can be reset to a theme of your choice.

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5 Responses to “Reset IDE settings in Visual Studio 2008”

  1. Alex James Brown » Show line numbers in Visual Studio 2008 Says:

    June 22nd, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    [...] recently reset my settings in Visual Studio which, irritatingly, made my line numbers [...]


  2. Jacint Jago Says:

    July 3rd, 2009 at 9:04 am

    It’s not really working.

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  3. Alex Says:

    July 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 am

    in what way is it not working? I’ll try and help you…

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  4. Siddharth Menon Says:

    July 9th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    Thanks,

    Got it working again. Was looking for in Tools >> Options

    Siddharth Menon
    Creative Director

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  5. Adrian Gouder Says:

    February 26th, 2010 at 5:58 am

    You may choose Reset Window Layout in the Windows Menu.

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