Introduction
This hotfix resolves some issues that occur when you use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to create or change ASP.NET MVC 3 Web projects or ASP.NET MVC 4 Web projects.Issues
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When you open an ASP.NET MVC 4 Web project in Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Service Pack 1, you are prompted to download and install ASP.NET Razor components for Visual Studio Web Developer 2010 Express edition. However, you are not prompted to download and install the ASP.NET Razor components for Visual Studio 2010 from ASP.NET MVC 4 when you open a project after you upgrade to Visual Studio 2010 SP1.
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When you use Visual Studio 2010 SP1 to create a website that targets the ASP.NET MVC 3 Razor engine on a computer that has ASP.NET MVC 3 and ASP.NET MVC 4 installed, the following compatibility issues occur:
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IntelliSense information contains information for the ASP.NET MVC 4 Razor engine.However, the correct IntelliSense information contains information for the ASP.NET MVC 3 Razor engine.
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The webpage template of the ASP.NET MVC 3 Razor engine and the webpage template of the ASP.NET MVC 4 Razor engine are displayed when you click Add a new item in Solution Explorer. However, the correct template that is to be displayed is the webpage template of only the ASP.NET MVC 3 Razor engine.
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FeatureThis hotfix adds Visual Studio support for the deployment of an ASP.NET website that uses Razor Syntax for Microsoft Azure.
More Information
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next update that contains this hotfix.To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Visual Studio 2010 SP1 installed.
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
File information
The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
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Microsoft.visualstudio.web.application.dll |
10.0.40219.342 |
1,175,432 |
15-Aug-2011 |
14:11 |
x86 |
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Mswebprj.dll |
10.0.40219.342 |
1,758,032 |
15-Aug-2011 |
14:11 |
x86 |
References
For more information about Visual Studio and Visual Web Developer Express, visit the following MSDN website:
General information about Visual Studio and Visual Web Developer Express
