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I just installed #develop 2.1 Beta 1 to take a look at it. I don't planned to replace my VS2005 with it, especially since I'm programming in C++ a lot and #develop isn't a C++ IDE.;)

Unfortunately #develop changed the filetype association of sln files, so now my C++ projects are opened with #develop. To make things even worse, I opened up the options and told #develop to not associate with sln files and now those files are associated neither with Visual Studio nor with #develop. Restoring the association to Visual Studio isn't that simple, because VS uses a shell extension to display different sln file icons for different project format versions (VS05 projects have a small "8.0", VS03 projects a small "7.1" and so on).

Since Visual Studio doesn't seem to provide a way to reassociate file types, I'll have to reinstall Visual Studio. :(

It would be great if you'd stop #develop automatically associating with sln files. Instead you should extend the installer to ask the user which filetypes it should associate with and which not.

TiKu 

In the SharpDevelop options (File Associations page), uncheck .sln and SharpDevelop should restore the previous association.

EDIT: I didn't read your post carefully, seems you already did this and it doesn't work correctly...

VS 2005 should have a Restore File Associations button under Tools | Options | Environment so you should not need to reinstall.

It is planned to extend the installer so it asks if you want to setup file associations.

I am wondering whether SharpDevelop2's Register file types at startup at application startup option should be false by default.

MattWard:

VS 2005 should have a Restore File Associations button under Tools | Options | Environment so you should not need to reinstall.

I had the same problem and, unfortunately, "Restore File Associations" button didn't work for me. I had to manually fix the file associations through the registry.

 I hope that the installer for future versions of SharpDevelop asks the user for this; it's really bad practice to hijack Visual Studio's file types without getting the user's permission.
 

I never tried it, but: does VS ask? (scenario: SharpDevelop installed first, then VS) Don't get me wrong: I simply want to know.

Chris 

I first installed #D and then VS C# Express: VS didn't ask - and sln is connected further on to #D.

Merry Christmas! Juergen