Easily (GUI?) creating custom VS project template?

Question

Is there an easy way to create custom project templates?
I did a quick google, but it seems I have to fuzz around with all kinds of zip files, xml documents etc..

What I ultimately want to make is something like the Empty Solution template, but with some directories and custom projects already in place.

I want this because it would make my life slightly more comfortable, but it's not important enough to learn all the gritty details about how the project templates work...

EDIT
Schooner's solution answers my question. But if anybody has a more general answer, that would be great too..

Answer 1

Why not just make new empty solutions and save them to a template folder of your own. You can then copy them as needed and rename them when needed for a new real project. Might be faster than trying to figure out true templating in VS.