How do I set up default links for a new project?
I may not have searched correctly, but I cannot find out how to set up a default set of links for a new project.
I am not using System.Data and System.Xml for EVERY project. There seems to be something I need to tweak.
Thanks in advance.
The set of links added to a new project is determined by a specific project template. Project templates are a fairly general concept, and there is no way to control elements such as a set of links.
What you can do is create a new project template that is a mirror of the regular template and remove these references from the project file. Just copy the default template from it (in the ProjectTemplatesCache folder in Visual Studio) to a user-defined folder under Visual Studio 2008 in My Documents. You will also want to rename it in a separate window. After that, the new template will be displayed in the new project dialog box.
Project templates containing links are stored in ZIP files appropriate for the project type.
You can make a backup and then modify the original template to suit your needs.
The exact path will depend on your version of Visual Studio. I am on an old PC with VS2005 installed and found this path:
C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft Visual Studio 8 \ Common7 \ IDE \ ProjectTemplates \ CSharp \ Windows \ 1033