title: Scripting the Visual Studio IDE
body: <p>I'd like to create a script that will configure the Visual Studio IDE the way I like it. Nothing vastly complicated, just a few Tools/Options settings, adding some External Tools, that kind of thing. </p>
  
  <p>I know that this can be done inside VS with Import/Export Settings, but I'd like to be able to automate it from outside of VS. Is this possible, and if so, how?</p>
  
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  <p>Edited to add: doing it from <em>outside</em> of VS is important to me -- I'm hoping to use this as part of a more general "configure this newly-Ghosted PC just the way I like it" script.</p>
  
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  <p>Edited again: the solution seems to be to hack CurrentSettings.vssettings, or use <a href="http://www.autoitscript.com/" rel="noreferrer">AutoIt</a>. Details below.</p>