Create Guid in Visual Studio 2010

This article will explain how to create Guid in Visual Studio 2010 using guidgen.exe tool.
Sometime Create Guid option is disabled when you start using Visual Studio 2010.


To enable the Create Guid option in Visual Studio 2010 follow the below steps
Step 1: Choose the Tools -> External Tools.
Step 2:


Click the Browse button and find the guidgen.exe in the “C:\program files\Microsoft sdks\windows\v7.0a\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\ “folder (VS 2010).
Click the Browse button and find the guidgen.exe in the “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools\” folder (VS 2005).
Click the Browse button and find the guidgen.exe in the “C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bin\ “folder (VS 2008).
Then click on “OK”.
Step 3: Create Guid choose Tools -> Create Guid.