Choosing the StartUp Project

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Menu:  Project -> Set as StartUp Project; [Right-Click a project in Solution Explorer] -> Set as StartUp Project
Command:  Project.SetasStartUpProject
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  5/9/2010
Code:  vstipEnv0014

 

When you work with multiple projects there is always one that is the "StartUp Project".  It's the one that starts up first when you start (with or without debugging).  It's easy to spot the current StartUp Project as it is always in bold when you look at Solution Explorer:

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To change this, just Right-Click a project in Solution Explorer and choose "Set as StartUp Project":

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Alternatively, you could go to Project -> Set as StartUp Project to do the same thing:

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