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Installing the .NET IDE Plug-in

Install the plug-in by running its .msi file and then starting your IDE.

Use the following procedure to install the plug-in on a client system with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 or 2005 installed.

  1. If you have an earlier version of the plug-in installed, uninstall it (using Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs).
  2. Exit Visual Studio.
  3. Download a copy of the BuildForgeVSNETSetup.msi file. Double-click it to start the installation. If you are installing for Visual Studio 2003, you can choose the installation location. For Visual Studio 2005, the plug-in is automatically installed to the required location.
  4. Start Visual Studio. Your Visual Studio window displays the Console Explorer, Build Info, and Build Log windows which derive from the plug-in. The plug-in appears as a line item on the Add-in Manager tool (Tools > Add-in Manager ) and on the options panel (Tools > Options > BuildForge). By default, the plug-in's windows are displayed whenever you start up Visual Studio.
    Note: If you close the plug-in's windows, you can redisplay them by selecting Tools > Options > BuildForge and making sure the check box for each window is selected, then clicking OK.