VC++ Winforms auto generated project won't debug VS2010: “This Project is out of Date”

Question

On VS 2010 C++ Express I am getting an error and my solution won't compile.

Here's what happens:

1. I open Visual Studio. (Obviously)
2. I click on "New Project" on the "Welcome" page.
3. I select "Windows Forms Application," name it, and click "OK."
4. I click on the debug button.
5. It says "The project is out of date."

I don't do anything else. No saving, no waiting. I wrote down what I did exactly when I did it. I've repeated this many times, and it still won't work.

Am I forgetting to add another file to my solution to help it compile? I didn't change the time, like others have said might affect it. It is on my harddrive, so it's a fresh project.

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Answer 1

The default VS settings are not entirely compatible with your desired one-click-does-all usage. C++ programmers normally favor building the program explicitly. Use Build + Build or press the shortcut keys for that command.

You can change that. Use Tools + Options, Projects and Solutions, Build and Run. Note the "On Run, when projects are out of date" setting. Change it to "Always build". The one below that is best changed to "Do not launch".