Attach To Process (Tools vs Debug Menu)
Keyboard: CTRL + ALT + P
Menu: Debug -> Attach to Process; Tools -> Attach to Process
Command: Debug.AttachtoProcess; Tools.AttachtoProcess
Versions: 2008,2010
Published: 10/26/2010
Code: vstipDebug0033
This one was interesting. I decided to figure out what the difference between Attach to Process and Tools -> Attach to Process. I'll spare you the suspense: they are the same. Yep. The same.
Okay so why are they there? The answer is simple: Prior to VS2010 when you didn't have a project open in Visual Studio it would not show the Debug menu. So the only way you could use Attach to Process was to use the Tools menu:
But in VS2010 the Debug menu is available even when a project isn't open: