How to: Install the Visual Studio 2008 Image Library
The Visual Studio 2008 Image Library is copied to your computer when you install Visual Studio. To access the files in the image library, you must extract them from the file VS2008ImageLibrary.zip.
To install the Visual Studio 2008 Image Library
Locate the file VS2008ImageLibrary.zip. This file is normally installed in \...\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\VS2008ImageLibrary\1033.
Right-click VS2008ImageLibrary.zip and click Extract All.
The Extraction Wizard appears.
Follow the directions in the wizard to extract the images.
Custom Installation Path
As i did not use the Default Installation path, the reference here is messed up. Make sure you go down the path that the VS2008 Exe is located.
Right Click short-cut and select "Open File Location...", then backout 1 level and you should find the VS2008ImageLibrary folder.
Right Click short-cut and select "Open File Location...", then backout 1 level and you should find the VS2008ImageLibrary folder.
- 1/15/2012
- goldbishop
What worked for me !!!??!!
I found that I could not extract the file in it's source location.
I had to copy it to my desktop then extract it.
The machine i was using was vista ultimate with visual studio 2008 standard.
I think that the source location is protected and most likely needs to be run with elevated privilages, as I found i cannot copy the extracted images back to their source location.
Also I do have Sp1 installed.
Hope this helps someone else
I had to copy it to my desktop then extract it.
The machine i was using was vista ultimate with visual studio 2008 standard.
I think that the source location is protected and most likely needs to be run with elevated privilages, as I found i cannot copy the extracted images back to their source location.
Also I do have Sp1 installed.
Hope this helps someone else
- 9/17/2010
- stev022
The location depends on your operating system
There are two locations for VS files on Vista: Program Files and Program Files(x86).
I found the zip file hiding in: \...\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\VS2008ImageLibrary\1033
Notice the (x86) bit in the address.
