Missing Location path, Reference folder, Build configurations in Visual Studio 2005

There are several Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 project files that are hidden in Solution Explorer by default. These files appear when you click Show All Files (Solution Explorer-> Show All Files icon).

For getting the option to select the directory when creating a new application, we need to enable the “Save new Projects when created” option in tools -> Options -> Project and solutions -> General.

For enabling build configurations option we need to select the “Show advanced build configurations” check box in Tools -> Options -> Project and Solutions.