George Giolfan

Solution Explorer
How can I add a link to a directory of items (for example a set of images I use in every project) ?
I keep data for my application in external XML file. I want to edit those files in the IDE, keep a copy as source and put another in the directory of the executable generated by Visual Basic (only when it does not exist or the existing one is old). So I add an XML file, I set "Build action" to "None" and "Copy to output" to "Copy if newer". This works fine until I rename the directory which contains the XML file.
Code generators
I want complete control of the code being compiled.
After I disable "Application framework", there are still files like "My Project\*.Designer.vb". Furthermore, I once got an unhandled exception in one of those files. I want to remove them. What can I do ? (Prior to the release of the Express Edition, I could only use third-party editors, so I am used to writing everything by myself. However, IntelliSense and the integrated debugger are just too useful to ignore and keep using a simple editor.)
Requirements
Has anybody managed to use the IDE on older configurations such as 96 MB RAM ? (I mean really use, not just start and watch the virtual memory page file reach 300 MB while the application is not even repainting its windows.)
Code editor
I consider the "Then" keyword useless (I never use If <condition> Then <statement>"). How can I disable such behavior ?