title: Make VS2010 project file hint paths be absolute by default?
body: <p>We're working with Visual Studio 2010, and have a bunch of projects in a solution. Whenever we add a reference to an external dll to a project, that reference will typically be added as a relative path, like:</p>
  
  <p><code>&lt;Reference Include="SomeReference"&gt;</code><br />
  <code>&lt;HintPath&gt;
      ..\..\..\MyLibCatalog\SomeRef.dll&lt;/HintPath&gt;</code><br />
  <code>&lt;/Reference&gt;</code></p>
  
  <p>If we now show properties for the node representing the referenced dll (from the Solution Explorer), it will be displayed as for instance:<br />
  <code>C:\MyLibCatalog\SomeRef.dll</code></p>
  
  <p>In the project file however (right clicking the project node and selecting "Edit project file"), the real reference is still relative (something like <code>..\..\..\MyLibCatalog\SomeRef.dll</code>).</p>
  
  <p>We build our system and run some tests in an external system, and for that to work properly, we need these references to be absolute, and not relative. At the moment, that means editing the project files manually each time we add a reference like this. Besides being an annoyance, this "fix" is easy to forget to do. </p>
  
  <p>Thus, my question: Is there any way to make VS2010 add the HintPath as an absolute path from the beginning?</p>