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Reverting C#.Net app to build as debug [duplicate]

I have completed an application I have made in Visual Studio 14.0, but when I tried to publish the program, I get an error as Visual Studio cannot find 'SignTool.exe'. I have searched my Hard drive a few times for this but it is nowhere on my PC. Can anyone help me find it or download it?

I had the same issue but installing the Windows 8.1 SDK as per Catquatwa's answer did not work for me (signtool.exe was still missing from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\vX\Bin).
I stumbled across this solution: http://www.benedykt.net/2015/08/12/missing-signtool-exe-w-visual-studio-2015/
Basically, for VS 2015, this would be:
Open Programs and Features
Select "Microsoft Visual Studio 2015" and click "Change"
Press "Modify" to progress to Features options
Select "Windows and Web Development", then tick "ClickOnce Publishing Tools" for installation
Then "Next" and then "Update"

I have a windows 7 and installing the ClickOnce Tools was not enough.
The signtool.exe appeared after also installing the sdk:

If you do not care about sign your program when you publish, just right click your project then choose Properties --> Signing --> un-check Sign the ClickOnce manifest . I had the same issue when building my program on another machine which did not have ClickOne.

The SignTool is available as part of the Windows SDK (which comes with Visual Studio Community 2015). Make sure to select the "ClickOnce Publishing Tools" from the feature list during the installation of Visual Studio 2015 to get the SignTool.
Once Visual Studio is installed you can run the signtool command from the Visual Studio Command Prompt. By default (on Windows 10) the SignTool will be installed at C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\x86\signtool.exe.
ClickOnce Publishing Tools Installation:
SignTool Location:

1.Just Disable signing from the properties of your project it will solve issue :)
2.The other method is to purchase the certificate for your product from Digicert or Comodo or any other you want. You can get some free certificates for One pc use.

No Worries! I have found the solution! I just installed https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/bg162891.aspx
and it all worked fine :)

Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8.1
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=323507
Right click on Project, select properties and Un-Check the sign on option in teh project save and re-built.
This has fixed issue for me.

Here is a solution for Visual Studio 2017. The installer looks a littlebit different from the VS 2015 version and the name of the installation packages are different.

Visual Studio 2013 Hangs on WinCE Deployment for C++ App not C#

Have a weird behavior in Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition Update 5 when I try to deploy an application on my Windows Embedded Compact 2013 device. In my solution I have a C++ and a C# project, both for my WinCE device. When I press BUILD -> "Deploy myApp" it works for the C# application perfectly but for the C++ project VS 2013 just hangs. In the left bottom corner I see "Deploy started..." and that's it. Even after 15 minutes nothing changed, no error message. I have to close VS with the Task Manager.
On another computer I can deploy both projects. Same configuration, add-ins and plugins.
Deployment is over TCP/IP.
What I tried so far:
Repair VS 2013
Reinstall VS 2013 with Update 4
Reinstall WinCE SDK
Anybody any idea where I should look or what I should test?

This happens also on some of my machines.
The only solution I found is to set the target IP address into the project properties (in the debugging tab) before download.
In this way Visual Studio will not ask for the IP and everything* works.
*everything debugging related, at least :)

Can't See MVC5 Project Option in VS2012 [duplicate]

I've installed Visual Studio 2013 Premium (MSDN license) on my machine. Yet, the ASP.NET Web Application template is not there (except for Version2012, which offers me MVC 4, see screenshot below):
I have uninstalled and reinstalled VS2013 three times now. I've deleted the ItemTemplatesCache and ProjectTemplatesCache folders along with running the devenv /InstallVSTemplates and devenv /Setup to no avail. I've also checked to make sure web developer tools are installed. Under the \Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplatesCache\CSharp\Web folder, I only see MVC 4 template files. Am I missing something? An extension or additional program?
Below I added a screenshot of the frameworks I have installed. Any direction or advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
Jodie.

I think that "Re-install Visual Studio from scratch" is not a solution.
I have faced with the described problem and found much faster way to fix it:
First of all, try to repair Visual Studio installation (in "Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features" find your Visual Studio, right-click and select "Repair"). Reboot after (!).
Check if template appeared in the Visual Studio. If not, then: in the "Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features" make sure that you have "Microsoft Web Platform Installer 4.x" installed (I have 4.6 version). If not - install it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx
Run "Web Platform Installer" (it should be here: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Web Platform Installer\WebPlatformInstaller.exe")
On the "Products" tab find the line "Microsoft ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1 for Visual Studio 2013" (make sure that it is not for 2012!). If line has "Add" button on the right side enabled, then click it and install the tools. Reboot PC (!) and you should have your ASP.NET project template back.
If line says "Installed", then you should repair it via "Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features", just find "Microsoft ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1 -Visual Studio 2013", right-click and select "Repair"). Reboot PC (!) and you should have your ASP.NET project template back!
Cheers!

After many hours of troubleshooting, these are the steps I took to fix the issue (on Windows 7 Ultimate). I assumed it was an issue with a corrupt installation and possible problems with registry keys, so I removed any and all Microsoft development tools using the following steps:
FULL VIRUS SCAN (just to make sure this was not related to a virus or malware). I used Microsoft Security Essentials
Downloaded Microsoft FixIt to help clean up registry keys as I deleted programs. After I deleted any program or program updates, I ran this tool to verify a clean uninstall had been done
Visual Studio 2010 - Ran the Visual Studio 2010 Uninstall Utility and removed the program. Went into Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program > View Installed Updates and searched for 'Visual Studio 2010', then removed any updates associated with VS2010 (and ran the FixIt program after every uninstall to verify the registry keys had been wiped)
Followed this MSDN post to remove Visual Studio 2012 (paying particular attention to the 'Optional Shared Packages' and removed any and all programs under this list, again running Microsoft FixIt to verify the registry keys were wiped)
Followed this blog post from Shawn Harrison to remove all SQL server; also referenced these two MSDN posts Uninstall an Existing Instance of SQL Server (Setup) and SQL Server Files Left After Uninstall
Uninstalled Visual Studio 2013, along with all references to 'Visual Studio 2013' in programs and installed updates; used FixIt to clean up registry keys after every install
Last but not least, I removed all MVC Visual Studio-related tools, references extensions including Web Tools and Web Platform Installer
This solved my problem with missing templates :)
(I'm soooooooo grateful this was all done on an SSD, however, I think it would have taken 5x longer with an old-spinning HD)
Cheers, everyone!

Not the solution in your case, but I had a similar issue where I could not find the MVC templates. Eventually I realized that I still had .NET Framework 3.5 selected, which of course does not provide MVC... switching to .NET Framework 4.5 let me find the MVC templates again.
You already had 4.5 selected in the screenshot, but I'm just posting this here for others who might make the same mistake as I did.

Don't forget to check that "Microsoft Web Developer Tool" was actually enabled during installation see this related stackoverflow question: How do I open a csproj with ProjectTypeGuids 349c5851-65df-11da-9384-00065b846f21?
"Microsoft Web Developer Tool" that was the problem for me

Have you tried updating the gallery
Tools>Extension and updates> Templates
To get up and running you could click Version 2012 under Web and get to the stock web applications templates which will provide you upto MVC 4
For MVC 5 you can either download Visual Studio 2013 Express Web, it roughly has the same ASP.NET features at Premium on MSDN License.

Update for Studio 2013:
Make sure you install express for Windows and not express for Windows Desktop. The Desktop version does not have the Web templates.

I had a similar issue with VS 2013 Web Express Update 3. After reinstalling stuff all week its fixed. I had to uninstall VS, delete the "Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0" directory, and reinstall VS. There are other workarounds that are more precise.

How to log a project that is being deployed from Visual Studio?

I have a C# project written using Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop. When I run the project in debug mode via Visual Studio (on Windows 8 Pro) it executes just fine, and so does copying the files out of the bin directory.
I need to deploy to a Windows 7 Embedded System with the correct version of .NET Framework. I tried:
copying the files over with the .dll and everythig from the bin folder and when starting I get no error, but doesn't start at all. I get no information at all.
tried the one click installer (choosing the option to install from dvd) and it seemed to install fine, but when I start it, I get same issue. Not starting, and no messages.
I also tried the Advanced Installer (free version) and when importing the visual studio project files it fails with the message "Failed to start Visual Studio. Error: Invalid Class String"
[UPDATE] Advanced Installer cannot import VS Express solutions because the API from VS that provides assistance on import is not available for VS Express edition. Only solutions created with paid editions of VS can be imported in Advanced Installer.
So how can I log or see what is happening to debug this?

sharp develop can't open web applications written with vs 2010

My colleague sent me a web project written in Visual Studio 2010. I only have Sharp Develop. when I open the project, I get a number of error messages:
The imported project "c:\program files(x86)\MsBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\WebApplication\Microsoft.WebApploication.targets" was not found. Confirm that the path....
See:
What do I need to do to fix this??

Download and install the Visual Web Developer Express 2010, it should install all the required libraries to your system. You can then use Visual Web Express to edit the solution, but chances are high that Sharp Develop will also be able to open it.
If you want a little more up-to-date editing experience, you can try upgrading the solution to Visual Studio Express for Web 2013 by installing that and resolving any upgrade issues that might come from that.