http://blogs.msdn.com/quanto/archive/2009/05/26/what-is-a-vsix.aspxThe VSIX file is the unit of deployment for a Visual Studio 2010 Extension. Visual Studio will recognize the VSIX extension and install the contents of the file to the right location. A VSIX file is a zip file that uses the Open Packaging Convention .en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/quanto/archive/2009/05/26/what-is-a-vsix.aspx#9642467Wed, 27 May 2009 01:26:08 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9642467What is a VSIX? | ASP NET Hosting<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://asp-net-hosting.simplynetdev.com/what-is-a-vsix/">http://asp-net-hosting.simplynetdev.com/what-is-a-vsix/</a></p> http://blogs.msdn.com/quanto/archive/2009/05/26/what-is-a-vsix.aspx#9700750Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:17:11 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9700750Pedro Silva's Blog<p>Now, that we have a zipped up item template (from Part 1 ), how do we get this thing ready for the VS</p>