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    <p>Every time i build, or publish, a web-site, Visual Studio attempts to check out the <strong>web.config</strong> file so that it can add numerous assemblies that are not required.</p> <p>In other words:</p> <p><strong>web.config</strong> before:</p> <pre><code>&lt;configuration&gt; &lt;system.web&gt; &lt;compilation&gt; &lt;assemblies&gt; &lt;/assemblies&gt; &lt;/compilation&gt; &lt;/system.web&gt; &lt;/configuration&gt; </code></pre> <p><strong>web.config</strong> after:</p> <pre><code>&lt;configuration&gt; &lt;system.web&gt; &lt;compilation&gt; &lt;assemblies&gt; &lt;add assembly="Microsoft.ReportViewer.Common... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="System.DirectoryServices... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="System.Windows.Forms... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="ADODB... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="System.Management... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="System.Data.OracleClient... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="Microsoft.Build.Utilities... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="Microsoft.ReportViewer.ProcessingObjectModel... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="System.Design... /&gt; &lt;add assembly="Microsoft.Build.Framework... /&gt; &lt;/assemblies&gt; &lt;/compilation&gt; &lt;/system.web&gt; &lt;/configuration&gt; </code></pre> <p>None of these assemblies are required, and most don't exist on the target test, or production, servers.</p> <p>i keep deleting them every time i build, but it's getting <em>real</em> annoying real fast.</p> <p>Right now my workaround is to leave web.config read-only - so Visual Studio cannot add assemblies to it.</p> <hr> <h2>Update</h2> <p>Screenshots as proof:</p> <p><strong>Project Property Pages before</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://i26.tinypic.com/206c46c.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">link text http://i26.tinypic.com/206c46c.jpg</a></p> <p><strong>Web.Config before:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://i31.tinypic.com/30rr728.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">alt text http://i31.tinypic.com/30rr728.jpg</a></p> <p><strong>Project Property Pages after:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://i27.tinypic.com/25a3z2x.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">alt text http://i27.tinypic.com/25a3z2x.jpg</a></p> <p><strong>Web.config after:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://i32.tinypic.com/2pq6w4w.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">alt text http://i32.tinypic.com/2pq6w4w.jpg</a></p> <h2>Update Two</h2> <p>It should be pointed out explicitly that the web-site works without these extraneous references being added. My interim solution is to keep web.config read-only, and hit <strong>Cancel</strong> whenever Visual Studio complains that it's read-only as it tries to modify it. If i can just stop Visual Studio from trying to modify it in the first place...</p> <hr> <h2>Update Three</h2> <p>It looks like it's not possible. Someone can feel free to give the correct answer, "<strong>You cannot stop Visual Studio from adding assemblies to your web.config</strong>." and i'll mark it.</p> <p>The only reason i'm keeping the question up is that hopefully someone knows the super-secret option, or registry key, or project or solution setting, to tell Visual Studio to stop thinking.</p> <hr> <h2>Update Four</h2> <p>i didn't accept the accepted answer, and i'd unaccept it if i could. i'm still hoping for the panacea. But right now i'm leaning towards:</p> <ul> <li>Answer: cannot be done (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1401897/how-to-stop-visual-studio-adding-assemblies-to-my-web-config/1460570#1460570">manu08</a>)</li> <li>Workaround: filtered GAC assemblies registry key (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1401897/how-to-stop-visual-studio-adding-assemblies-to-my-web-config/1433819#1433819">Nebakanezer</a>)</li> </ul> <hr> <p>How do i stop Visual Studio from adding assemblies to my web.config?</p> <h2>References</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t605986-visual-studio-keeps-adding-oracle-assemblies-to-webconfig.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ASP Net - Visual Studio keeps adding Oracle assemblies to web.config</a></li> <li><a href="http://forums.asp.net/p/1158168/1907089.aspx#1907089" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Why are the Visual Studio Add-In Assemblies being added to my web.config?</a></li> <li><a href="http://forums.asp.net/p/1308472/2573440.aspx#2573440" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Visual Studio Adds Assembly Reference To web.config</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/.NET/ASP.NET/Q_22900555.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">removing VsWebSite.Interop Assembly from Web.Config</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.eggheadcafe.com/forumarchives/vstudiogeneral/Nov2005/post24312075.asp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Visual Studio 2005 automatically adding references to web.config on build</a></li> </ul>
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    1. COI have this problem, too, and it's more than a frustration, it keeps the web site from compiling at all. I reference an assembly which exists in the GAC in two versions, x86 and x64. VS pulls both down into my /bin directory, and puts them in the web.config. Now the web site won't validate as the 32-bit ASPNET compiler process tries to load the x64 assembly. Madness!
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