Just installed Visual Micro on VS2017 (latest - v15.7.4). Upon opening a project, I get the error:
"An exception has been encountered.  This may be caused by an extension.  You can get more information by examining the file...".  The xml log file contains this:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at ornmentManager.PerformLayout(SnapshotPoint trackingPoint)
   at ornmentManager.OnBatchedTagsChanged(Object sender, BatchedTagsChangedEventArgs e)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Utilities.GuardedOperations.RaiseEvent[TArgs](Object sender, EventHandler`1 eventHandlers, TArgs args)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at ExceptionInfo(Exception exceptionObject)

Ignoring the error, I can edit the .ino file, but the vMicro toolbar properties, build, and build and upload icons are greyed out, so can't compile.  I'm not sure if this is related to the above error, or if I have something else wrong.

Any input would be appreciated.

I checked the installed options, and while I do see a number of C++ and VC++ checks, there were a few others that weren't checked, and I added them.  I also disabled a trial of another add-on that was giving a startup message, and then uninstalled and reinstalled vMicro.  After all that the error message has gone away.

The vMicro toolbar properties, build, and build and upload icons are still greyed out, even with a project loaded.  Can you point me to some documentation or a fix for that?  Probably something simple!
Thanks.

OK.  All is good now.  Seems I didn't create the project correctly the first time.  Starting from a new project fixed it.
Thanks for the help.