console application not found under visual C# installed templates. Visual studio 2010 express edition

Question

I have visual studio 2010 express installed. I tried to create a console application, but do not see it under visual C# installed templates. How do I get it?

Answer 1

Which version Visual Studio Express are you using? The C# edition should be the one that contains the console application project, Web Developer does not.

Answer 2

Hi Daphrose,

Welcome to the MSDN forum.

To create a Console Application, you need to follow the steps.

New->Project

Installed Templates->Visual C#->Windows->Console Application

Please check it. 

And Visual Studio 2010 Express Edition can do create a Console Application.

Visual C# Express is an easy-to-use, free, lightweight, integrated development environment (IDE) designed for beginning developers, students, and hobbyists interested in building console-based applications, class libraries, Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation applications.(This description is from WIKI)

If you still cannot create it correctly, I guess you did not install it properly. Please try to install again or download form official website.

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Answer 3

Hi Daphrose,

I am writing to check the status of the issue. Have you resolved it? Or have any other questions?

I mark the reply as an answer. If you find it is not a solution when you come back, please unmark it.

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Answer 4

Hello,

I have the same issue. When I click File > New Project and then select Visual C# > Windows then only choice I get is "Class Library"

Does this mean MS VS 2010 Express has installed incorrectly?

Can I install that template from somewhere?

Cheers,

S

Answer 5

I've noticed that my work copy - full 2008 version does have the Console option, so maybe it's just Express that doesn't have it?

S

Answer 6

Hi Steve,

Based on your description, please check the following information.

Please check whether Console Template exists on your machine or not. The path is: <Your Visual Studio installer root path>\Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplates\CSharp\Windows\1033\ConsoleApplication.zip

You may download the different templete for official website.

 

Another hand, it seems that your Visual Studio might be corrupted. Please check the following suggestions. Check whether or not your issue is resolved after each step.

1.       Type “Devenv.exe /SafeMode”

2.       Type “Devenv.exe /ResetSettings”

3.       Switch other accounts or create an account and try it again.

4.       If above suggestions doesn’t help you, uninstall and reinstall your Visual Studio.

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Answer 7

Hi Cookie Lue,

Thanks very much for the information.

I only have "Silverlight\1033\.." not "windows\1033\..."

Can you give me a bit more info on where on the oficial website I can download the template? Or do I need to reinstall VS 2010 Express?

Thanks,

Steve

Answer 8

Hi Steve,

To restore the default project templates

1. In the command prompt, navigate to the location of devenv.exe. This file is located in <Visual Studio Installation Path>\Common7\IDE.

2. Type "devenv /installvstemplates" and press Enter.

If this procedure does not restore the default templates, reinstall Visual Studio.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0fyc0azh.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms247116.aspx

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Answer 9

Hello,

I did a search for devenv.exe on my c: drive but it's not there.

I'll reinstall VS later and let you know if it worked.

Thanks,

Steve

Answer 10

Hi

Thanks.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

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Answer 11

I've uninstalled VS 2010 Express and reinstalled, however I still don't have devenv.exe

Is it something that you don't get with the express version?

I installed "Visual Web Developer Express 2010 SP1" by using "Web Insaller 3.0"

Thanks,

Steve

Answer 12

Hi there,

I've just installed "Visual C# 2010 Express" and that has the Console tempate.

I guess I was just installing the wrong product!

I'm not sure what the different is though.

Thanks for your help,

Steve

Answer 13

It looks like you've got the run-around from community support. If you go to the link below you can see which IDE to use for console applications.

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/product-comparison#expressCompareTable

It states that Visual Basic, Visual C++, and Visual C# Express Editions have the console templates while Visual Web Developer and Visual Studio for Windows Phone do not have these templates. Obviously the console template is not good for web or WP apps.

I ran into this same issue because although I an learning to make WP7 apps and games I wanted to practice my C# by making a few console apps but couldn't find the template either.

This is the best answer!  =o)

Answer 14

thanks...this helped me....

Answer 15

Thanks Steve, This worked for me, Thanks

There are different versions of Visual Studio Express.  There Are 4 versions

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/express