Setting up GacUtil as part of your post build step

Here is a simple set of commands to get GacUtil to run as part of the post-build step (via the project properties dialog)

set var="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\x64\gacutil.exe" /i "$(TargetPath)" /f
echo running gacutil
echo %var%

Visual Studio 11 Preview via VM

Here is a great way to get to know Visual Studio 11 – through a VM already setup with VS 11.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/briankel/archive/2011/09/16/visual-studio-11-application-lifecycle-management-virtual-machine-and-hands-on-labs-demo-scripts.aspx

I am downloading it right now and will be checking out the hands-on labs. Should be a great way to learn about all the new features in VS 11.