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I'm actually trying to fix this issue where my projects are always out of date by using the steps outlined in this answer to enable system logging.

However I can't find devenv.exe.config or the matching .exe file anywhere on my machine let alone in either C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86).

I'm running Windows 7 SP1 (which I presume isn't particularly relevant) and VS2010 Express SP1. I was thinking that maybe devenv isn't available in the Express version but I can't find any info to either confirm or deny my theory.

Can anyone suggest why I don't have devenv.exe and whether I should or not?

If not, how do I fix the "always out of date" issue without being able to get a proper log that tells me what's causing the problem?

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  • Do you have `vcexpress.exe.config`? – Edward Thomson Mar 20 '12 at 15:03
  • Yes I do and it has the appropriate `` section after which the `` section is added but I can't save the file. It seems to be file locked by some other program (even immediately after a reboot). There's nothing showing in Task Manager that is immediately obvious to me as the culprit. – Malorion Mar 20 '12 at 22:34
  • In an effort to solve the lock problem first, I've tried using SysInternals `Handle` but it reports "no matching handles found". `Unlocker` also says "no locking handle". Given that this is outside the scope of the original question, I'll try to resolve this elsewhere first so I can then check if editing `vcexpress.exe.config` does what I'm after (thanks to @EdwardThomson for the suggestion). – Malorion Mar 21 '12 at 00:27
  • @Edward: File lock issue solved, editing `vcexpress.exe.config` does indeed do the job. I had assumed (incorrectly I'm guessing) that VS Pro would have a `VC.exe` and `devenv.exe` was something different. If you care to add your comment as an answer I'll mark it as the accepted answer and upvote (if I can, still getting used to SO). – Malorion Mar 21 '12 at 10:28
  • You bet. Out of curiosity, what was locking the file? – Edward Thomson Mar 21 '12 at 13:25
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    Actually it wasn't a lock as such, just admin privileges. Although I'm an administrator (in fact the only user on my laptop), apparently when I go to edit the file it doesn't open with admin rights. I had to give Users write permission to be able to save changes. – Malorion Mar 21 '12 at 23:23
  • And I can't upvote - not enough rep yet, sorry. I'll come back and do so when I do. – Malorion Mar 22 '12 at 00:10

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The name of the executable (and, of course, the associated configuration file) is dependent upon which type of Visual Studio you're running. Normally, this is devenv.exe. In the case of Visual Studio Express, you should be able to locate vcexpress.exe.

A similar configuration file is available as vcexpress.exe.config, and you should be able to place your system.diagnostics configuration in that file.

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you can find your path by

  • right click on icon and select property window
  • in shortcut tab you can find out in target textbox

In my VS 2012 Express it looking as :

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\VWDExpress.exe"

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In my case of "Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Express Version4 for Windows Phone" it's the path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\VPDExpress.exe"

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Just start a new process from task manager as shows below

File>Run New task>devenv.exe

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In the case of "Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone" it´s the VPDExpress.exe (.config) \Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE

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