Hey all!

I have created a template for a project of mine but when I see my output classes (the ones in the new project using the template I created), they keep the names from the original classes when I want them to have the name of the new project. Here is my code:

<VSTemplate Version="2.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005" Type="Project">

<TemplateData>

<Name>ServiceTemplate</Name>

<Description>Simple Windows service</Description>

<ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>

<ProjectSubType>

</ProjectSubType>

<SortOrder>1000</SortOrder>

<CreateNewFolder>true</CreateNewFolder>

<DefaultName>ServiceTemplate</DefaultName>

<ProvideDefaultName>true</ProvideDefaultName>

<LocationField>Enabled</LocationField>

<EnableLocationBrowseButton>true</EnableLocationBrowseButton>

<Icon>__TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>

</TemplateData>

<TemplateContent>

<Project TargetFileName="ServiceTemplate.csproj" File="ServiceTemplate.csproj" ReplaceParameters="true">

<ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="Program.cs">Program.cs</ProjectItem>

<Folder Name="Properties" TargetFolderName="Properties">

<ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="AssemblyInfo.cs">AssemblyInfo.cs</ProjectItem>

</Folder>

<ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$_Installer.cs">ServiceTemplate_Installer.cs</ProjectItem>

<ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$_Installer.Designer.cs">ServiceTemplate_Installer.Designer.cs</ProjectItem>

<ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$_Service.cs">ServiceTemplate_Service.cs</ProjectItem>

<ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$_Service.Designer.cs">ServiceTemplate_Service.Designer.cs</ProjectItem>

</Project>

</TemplateContent>

</VSTemplate>

I am following what I read in these articles:

• http://davidhayden.com/blog/dave/archive/2005/11/06/2558.aspx
• http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ys81cc94(VS.80).aspx
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/01/CodeTemplates/#S2

This is what I am trying to achieve. The project I am using as a template has four files, ServiceTemplate_Installer.cs, ServiceTemplate_Installer.Designer.cs, ServiceTemplate_Service.cs and ServiceTemplate_Service.Designer.cs. I export this project and generate a template. When I use the template, I would like to see ServiceTemplate replaced by the new project's name.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Cheers,

This is a common problem, and you need to make sure you have installed it on Vista in the correct way.

Need to run a command prompmt under admin and runn all installs from there.

1. Install VS C# Express
2. Install VS C# Express Service Pack 1
3. Install the VS Service Pack 1 update for Vista
4. Install The XNA and GSE Systems.

This should get you going, as It has work several times for me and others.