Setting up Application Project Properties in Visual Studio .NET 2003
Creating A New Visual Studio Project
To create a new project file, go to File > New > Project.
Choose a name for the project (Ex: TestGraphics). This will create a new directory (with the same name as the project) and put the new .vcproj file inside. The new directory will be placed in the solution's directory if you choose the "Add to Solution" option. Otherwise a new solution will be created for the new project (we don't want this!). Be sure to check the path of where you are asking Visual Studio to put this file, see the "Project will be created at ..." field at the bottom of the dialog.