"Visual studio 2008 SP1" ADO.NET Entity Data Model template not found

Question

Hi!

I have installed Visual Studio Team System 2008 Architecture version: 9.0.30729.1 SP and Microsoft Net Framework 3.5 SP1.

When I'm going to add a new item I can't find ADO.NET Entity Data Model template.

What's happening?

Thanks!

Answer 1

SUMMARY There seem to be multiple causes of this problem as many of the other answers indicate.

1. Make sure Framework 3.5 sp1 is installed first
2. Make sure Visual Studio 2008 sp1 is installed
3. Makes sure the project targets the 3.5 framework
4. A data model is added to an existing project, not a separate project type

END SUMMARY

You may be looking at the wrong level. An Entity Framework Data Model is something that you add to a project, it is not a separate project type.

Right-click on an existing project Select Add, New Item

And then select ADO.Net Entity Data Model...

Answer 2

I am also facing this issue not to find a template for ado.net entity data model. I am looking at the right place but this does not exists on the system?

Answer 3

Also have the same issue. I've tried repairing both Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, but I still do not see "ADO.NET Entity Data Model" under "Add New Item" on my projects.

Answer 4

Ditto. I'm working with the 1.0 MVC framework, .NET 3.5, and VS 2008 SP1. I also do not have ADO.NET available as a data model.

Answer 5

I'm having the same problem with asp.net MVC as well. It doesn't matter whether I'm at the project or Model folder level.

Answer 6

I am having the same problem too.

Answer 7

same thing here. Can't find ADO.NET Entity Data Model template

Answer 8

at first u need to install latest version of ADO.NET Entity Framework form below link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=15DB9989-1621-444D-9B18-D1A04A21B519&displaylang=en

Answer 9

I was having the same problem, but my solution ended up being simple: my project was defaulting to a .Net 2.0 project, and it needed to be set to .Net 3.5 before it would offer me Entity Framework options in the Add New Item box.

Answer 10

So, to recap:

Requires Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (includes .Net Framework 3.5 SP1)

You must be working with a .Net Framework 3.5 project

In the Solution Explorer, right click and select "Add"->"New Item"

For ease of finding it, select the "Data" item in the left hand side treeview

Select ADO.NET Entity Data Model and specify a name in the textbox below

Answer 11

Make sure you have VS2008 sp1 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FBEE1648-7106-44A7-9649-6D9F6D58056E&displaylang=en). I had .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 installed but not the VS2008 SP1. ...at least that is what I was doing wrong.

Answer 12

I had the same problem. I had Visual Studio SP1 installed and the .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 applied.

I downloaded the Visual Studio SP1 ISO and burnded it to a DVD.

I found that I had to uninstall Visual Studio and then reinstall. Only then could I apply the SP1 from the DVD.

My Visual Studio was a relatively fresh installation. I did install .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 and ASP.NET MVC 1.0 before trying to upgrade to the SP1. These may have created a conflict with the SP1 upgrade.

ISO: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=27673c47-b3b5-4c67-bd99-84e525b5ce61&displaylang=en

Oliver

Answer 13

Reinstall Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2008. It was helpfull for me.

Answer 14

Reinstall of SP1 for VS helped me too.

Answer 15

Troy, thanks for your answer, my VS was creating projects in 2.0 by default too. Change traget framework works fine...!

Answer 16

i have the same problem. I cant solve it.

Answer 17

I had the same issue. The thing is that ASP.NET MVC should be installed after .NET 3.5 SP1 and VS2008 SP1, if you installed it before - try to deinstall ASP.NET MVC, .NET 3.5 SP1 and VS2008 SP1 and then install it in the right order.

Thanks, Arty

Answer 18

I think most of you guys are confusing sp1 for .net with service pack of vs2008. very likely you all have .net 3.5 sp1. You need to have both .net 3.5 sp1 + vs2008 sp1....the later would take a lot of time to download and install depending on your net speed..

try it and this problem would be sorted.

Answer 19

I have the same problem using VS 2010 in a Silverlight project... When I try to add new item/data there is no ADO.NET entity data model option, just XML. I am wordering if it is due to the way I configured VS for VB.NET Web Development...

Answer 20

I re-installed Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and then it worked!

Find the SP1 here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=27673c47-b3b5-4c67-bd99-84e525b5ce61&displaylang=en