   configuring visual studio
  I downloaded VC 2005 Express when it became free, and I really love it.  I don't, however, love that the default project crams all the files together.  I'd like to have just the "finished product" in my bin folder, developer-relevant files in the src folder, and all the intermediate files under the $(ConfigurationDir) folder.I have two questions really.  1.)Where can I configure the .ilk file so that it doesn't end up in my working/output directory.  2.)How can I set up a project template to use these settings every time?Thanks for your help!PS: I've read about exporting templates on msdn, but I can't find that option on my file menu!  Is it disabled in express edition?   
  hi templewulf,the export feature is not present in the express version of the product. See this thread on msdn. i can't help you too much with your main question. it's easy to set up the output directory of various build files in the linker options dialog. i do not have the express version installed, though, so someone else would have to comment on that. cheers,simon   ;  i always forget that you can't post links anonymously.. msdn forum entry.   ;Quote:Original post by thesimoni always forget that you can't post links anonymously.. msdn forum entry.Well, at least it gives me some finality.  I should go to their forums more often!  Thanks, I'll give you a ratings++ for that!I still wonder which option is for the directory of the incremental linker file (.ilk).  At default, it produces one in the same directory as my .exe, but I'm not sure how (or even if) I can change it.Does anybody know how to move the .ilk file?   ;  thanks for the rating :) seems like the ilk file destination cannot be changed in vc 2005. common practice for getting a 'clean' bin folder with only the executables and link libraries seems to be to build to the folder where the build objects are stored and 'manually' copy the binaries to the /bin folder using a custom post-build step (basically an xcopy). didn't find something official from microsoft, though. you might want to file a feature request with microsoft and maybe get an 'official' workaround as an intermediate answer. - simon   