Web Deploy publish/package validating error: Missing or Invalid property value for $(MsDeployServiceUrl)
After installing the new Windows Azure SDK for Visual Studio 2010, I wanted to try the new Web Deploy features. But when I tried to publish my web application it failed with the following error message:
“Web Deploy publish/package validating error: Missing or Invalid property value for $(MsDeployServiceUrl)”
On the IIS forums someone mentioned that uninstalling the "Microsoft Web Publishing for Visual Studio 2010" feature should fix the issue. So I went to Add/Remove Programs, selected the "Microsoft Web Publishing for Visual Studio 2010" feature and uninstalled it.
After restarting Visual Studio I was finally able to publish using the new Web Deploy.