Difference between .exe.embed.manifest and .exe?

[drunken meerkat]

I am trying to create a .exe file using visual studio 2008. I was under the impression that you simply click 'Build' then 'Build project_name' and the .exe file will be created and put in the folder that it tell you in the output window at the bottom. However, when I go to this folder there is a .exe.embed.manifest file there instead of a .exe file.

Does anybody know how to make this a .exe file instead?
And what is the difference between a .exe and a .exe.embed.manifest file?

Thanks for your help.

[hamsterman]

You're looking at the wrong folder. Go up one directory, there is another 'debug' (or 'release').

[drunken meerkat]

Think I figured it out.

I was getting the following warning when compiling it:

NAME.exe not found or not built by the last incremental link c++

I ended up right clicking on the solution in the solution explorer and going to properties. There is a setting saying something about an incremental link, and I changed the settings for this. Then when I rebuilt my solution the .exe was indeed up one directory from where I had previously looked just like hamsterman said. (previously in the debug folder one directory up I seemed to have the same .exe.embed.manifest file that was in the debug folder in the directory below).

Sorry this really isn't clear. But I only kind of remember what it was that I done.