How to Restore Default Window Layout in VS.NET 2005

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Edward Mitchell

How can I find the "My Profile" tab on the Start page. I have the "Recent
Projects", "Getting Started" and "Visual Studio Headlines" in panes on the
left hand side and "MSDN: Visual C++" on the right. The picture in
"Introduction to Visual Studio .NET" shows a different Start Page tab with a
link "My Profile" highlighted on the left hand side.

What I really want to do is restore the default window layout of Visual
Studio .NET 2005. I've lost the toolbox used in populating controls in a
dialog. It seems that I can do this through the "My Profile" page if I
could find it!

Ed
 
Edward Mitchell said:
How can I find the "My Profile" tab on the Start page. I have the "Recent
Projects", "Getting Started" and "Visual Studio Headlines" in panes on the
left hand side and "MSDN: Visual C++" on the right. The picture in
"Introduction to Visual Studio .NET" shows a different Start Page tab with
a link "My Profile" highlighted on the left hand side.

What I really want to do is restore the default window layout of Visual
Studio .NET 2005. I've lost the toolbox used in populating controls in a
dialog. It seems that I can do this through the "My Profile" page if I
could find it!

Ed
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Have you tried Window -> Reset Window Layout?
Failing that, you might try:
Tools -> Import and Export Settings...
Select Reset All Settings.
 
pvdg42 said:
Have you tried Window -> Reset Window Layout?
Failing that, you might try:
Tools -> Import and Export Settings...
Select Reset All Settings.
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That worked for my main problem. Thanks for the information. Still no sign
of "My Profile" however on the Start tab :(

Ed
 
I don't have "My Profile" in VS2005, so I don't know what you're
talking about.

In reference to your problem, do you mean that in the Toolbox
for adding controls to a form, under <Dialogs>, you have no tools?
It's not compressed, it is? (I.E. is there a + next to Dialogs?)

Robin S.
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At the following link:
ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/MS.MSDN.vAug06.en/dndotnet/html/introvisstunet.htm,
there is a screen shot of a Start Page labelled "My Profile". One of the
comboboxes is labelled "Window Layout" and there show tantalizing is "Visual
Studio Default." I presume that this refers to .NET 2005 since it is from
the MSDN August 2006 disc.

I've actually solved the problem of resetting my default window layout
following pvdg42's excellent suggestions. I just thought that since the My
Profile screen is given some prominence in the help, it should be easy to
find :)

Ed
 
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