Jan 3, 2007 The Visual Studio 2005 launch improved so many things from older versions – some big
and some small. Yet somehow it is always the small things you remember. The 2005 release
is superior in almost any aspect except one – it is missing the “Create GUID” menu
item. The older versions had it and even though it is not the most widely used feature, it is something I’ve been missing many times.
Even my boss got so annoyed that he built a console application and put it in C:\Windows\System32
in order to access it easily through Start –> Run. Later we learned about this
wonderful website www.newguid.com but we already
had the console application, so that was a little too late. As you can see, this feature
has been greatly missed.
Microsoft realized they were on thin ice by removing the feature, so they made a wise
decision in Service
Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2005. Can you guess what it is?
They brought it back!
And not only is it back, it is also a little bit better. A GUID is a GUID is a GUID, I know, but somehow it just feels better. I would like to thank Microsoft for putting
the feature back in Visual Studio, but that would be like thanking the dry cleaners for
returning your pants a year too late.
You can find it in the menu under Tools –> Create GUID, just like in the old times.
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