Server Explorer not showing up on Visual Studio

go to Tools > Import and Export Settings > 'Reset all settings'

Also make sure to go to View > 'Server Explorer' and make sure it is not grayed out. Shortcut key is 'Ctrl + Alt + S'

Visual Studio MSI Problems: Unable to build project output group 'Content Files from SOMEWEB (Active)'

Often when building MSI Windows Installers from ASP.NET Web Projects within Visual Studio.NET you'll get this error:

Unable to build project output group 'Content Files from SOMEWEB (Active)'

And you'll have no idea why this happened, no descriptive error message, nada.

Turns out that this is the MSI builder's way of telling you that it can't physically find a Content File that is referenced in the Project (CSPROJ, or VBPROJ). 

The trick is turn on 'Show All Files' and open every folder until you find one with the Yellow Yield Icon.  This subtle tip is telling you that this file doesn't exist on disk, but it does exist in the Project.  Right-Click on it and Exclude From Project. 

When the MSI Installer builder can't find a file marked as Content, it borks.

Enjoy.

Tool Box Autohide Disabled vs 2008

Tool Box Autohide Disabled???? ...?

Right Click on window header (slon Explorer or Tool Box)  select Docable....  and Drag the window, you can see a small icons at 4 sides of your monitor. and drop the widow where you want to auto hide.

Changing Default Font in VS 2008

start from the menu "Tools"->"options"-> Environment->Fonts and Colors. then you can change the font style on the right table page. click OK. Your default font gets changed

Solution explorer auto hide not Availabale

 After playing with solution explorer in Visual Studio 2008 I lost AutoHide 
feature on that window. when I right click on Solution explorer I see that 
AutoHide is disabled. 

Answer: Two things you can try: 

1. Window->ResetWindow Layout 

2. Tools->Import and Export Settings... Reset All Settings (Whether you save the current settings or not is your choice). 

TOOX BOX OF VS 2008 MISSING

1.Close VS 2008

2.Show hidden files, folders, drivers from file explorer->Tools->Folder Options->View

3.Open the directory:

XP: C:\Documents and Settings\"your user name"\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0

Vista,Win7: C:\Users\"your user name"\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0

4.Delete files:"toolbox.tbd", "toolboxIndex.tbd", "toolbox_reset.tbd", "toolboxIndex_reset.tbd"

5.Restart VS 2008 and wait for a while.