Hi Nicholas. By right clicking on solution and properties I get these options on the leftmost list: Startup Project, Project Dependencies, and Debug Source Files.

What I am looking is for an option to set future new project's default mode to Debug. This is not critical actually, just a nuisance that I don't know how to set such a reasonable default option.

Please don't worry anymore. Thanks.

Alex

>Try right click on the solution then properties then configuration properties should be in there.
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>>Thank you Bonnie. When I right-click on the solution it doesn't show Configuration Manager. The question becomes how to get it there. I tried to get it there by choosing Tools > Customize and then dragging Commands > Build > Configuration Manager to the Solution in the Solution Explorer but had no success. After that I tried dragging Commands > Build > Configuration Manager to the Build menu item in the topmost VS menu. It does appear there but remains deactivated. Any other suggestions?
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>>Thanks,
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>>Alex
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>>>I think this will do it:
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>>>Right-click on your solution and choose Configuration Manager.
>>>Change the Active solution configuration to Debug.
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>>>~~Bonnie
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>>>>Glad to know it is possible, now to find out how :) Debug is more logical for new projects, of course.
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>>>>Thanks,
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>>>>Alex
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>>>>>You mean yours doesn't? Mine is already debug by default and I just looked everywhere for the answer to this. Sorry, I didn't find it. But there must be value in knowing it must be possible as mine is that way.
>>>>>Tim
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>>>>>>Is there a way to choose debug compilation as the default for new projects?
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>>>>>>TIA,
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>>>>>>Alex