Visual Studio 2010 "Solution platforms" popup missing

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André picture André · Jan 25, 2011 · Viewed 10.7k times · Source

I'm getting a weird problem with Visual Studio 2010 Premium. I use two PCs, on the first there is no problem on the second the "Solution Platforms" popup menu disappeared, the configuration is the same (Windows 7 x64). The problem occured when I opened a project from a mercurial repo, I was not able to restore the popup. I reset the Visual Studio settings and done a Repair from the installer. No change. If I create an blank project (framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0) the "Solution Platforms" popup is still missing. Also if I change the target platform with Build --> Configuration Manager there is no effect on the build (no compilation for x86 for example).

Any ideas (no full reinstallation please ) ?

thank you.

ps : Screenshot of the bug

André

Answer

nybbler picture nybbler · Jan 25, 2011

Try the following:

  • From the list, select "Customize..."
  • On the screen that appears, click the "Add Command..." button.
  • Select "Build" from the Categories list, then scroll to "Solution Platforms" in the Commands list and click "OK"

Close the dialog and check your list, it should now be available.

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