diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f7e90de..9556666 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ deploy-to-ec2*
 
 #Monotouch garbage
 *.pidb 
+
+#VS11 garbage
+_UpgradeReport_Files/
+Backup*/
+UpgradeLog*.*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject.sln b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject.sln
index fb99e40..94f5a54 100644
--- a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject.sln
+++ b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject.sln
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00
-# Visual Studio 2010
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio 11
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "BlankMVCProject", "BlankMVCProject\BlankMVCProject.csproj", "{4A957ECA-37F7-4308-A923-195A152EA351}"
 EndProject
 Global
diff --git a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject.csproj b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject.csproj
index 0cdc37e..404d7cb 100644
--- a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject.csproj
+++ b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
@@ -15,6 +16,15 @@
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <MvcBuildViews>false</MvcBuildViews>
     <UseIISExpress>false</UseIISExpress>
+    <FileUpgradeFlags>
+    </FileUpgradeFlags>
+    <UpgradeBackupLocation>
+    </UpgradeBackupLocation>
+    <OldToolsVersion>4.0</OldToolsVersion>
+    <IISExpressSSLPort />
+    <IISExpressAnonymousAuthentication />
+    <IISExpressWindowsAuthentication />
+    <IISExpressUseClassicPipelineMode />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -138,12 +148,14 @@
     <Content Include="README.jQuery.vsdoc.txt" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\bootstrap.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\bootstrap.min.js" />
+    <Content Include="Scripts\bootstrap.mvcvalidation.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\jquery-1.7.1-vsdoc.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\jquery-1.7.1.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\jquery-1.7.1.min.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\jquery-ui-1.8.17.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\jquery-ui-1.8.17.min.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\jquery.validate-vsdoc.js" />
+    <Content Include="Scripts\jquery.validate.hooks.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\jquery.validate.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\jquery.validate.min.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\modernizr-2.0.6-development-only.js" />
@@ -213,8 +225,13 @@
     <None Include="CodeTemplates\AddView\CSHTML\Empty.tt" />
     <None Include="CodeTemplates\AddView\CSHTML\List.tt" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
+    <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" />
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" Condition="false" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
diff --git a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/CodeTemplates/AddView/CSHTML/Create.tt b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/CodeTemplates/AddView/CSHTML/Create.tt
index 3b3840b..42ff0aa 100644
--- a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/CodeTemplates/AddView/CSHTML/Create.tt
+++ b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/CodeTemplates/AddView/CSHTML/Create.tt
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ if (mvcHost.ReferenceScriptLibraries) {
 #>
 <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
+<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.hooks.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
+<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/bootstrap.mvcvalidation.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
 
 <#
 }
diff --git a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/CodeTemplates/AddView/CSHTML/Edit.tt b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/CodeTemplates/AddView/CSHTML/Edit.tt
index e68bb72..20c7a50 100644
--- a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/CodeTemplates/AddView/CSHTML/Edit.tt
+++ b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/CodeTemplates/AddView/CSHTML/Edit.tt
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ if (mvcHost.ReferenceScriptLibraries) {
 #>
 <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
+<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.hooks.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
+<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/bootstrap.mvcvalidation.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
 
 <#
 }
diff --git a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Scripts/bootstrap.mvcvalidation.js b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Scripts/bootstrap.mvcvalidation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d09dc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Scripts/bootstrap.mvcvalidation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+$(function () {
+    $('form').addTriggersToJqueryValidate().triggerElementValidationsOnFormValidation();
+    $('input[data-val]').elementValidation(function (element, result) {
+        var el = $(element);
+        if (!result)
+            el.parents('div.control-group').addClass('error');
+        else
+            el.parents('div.control-group').removeClass('error');
+    });
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Scripts/jquery.validate.hooks.js b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Scripts/jquery.validate.hooks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0f1f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Scripts/jquery.validate.hooks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+(function ($) {
+
+    $.fn.addTriggersToJqueryValidate = function () {
+
+        // Loop thru the elements that we jQuery validate is attached to
+        // and return the loop, so jQuery function chaining will work.
+        return this.each(function () {
+            var form = $(this);
+
+            // Grab this element's validator object (if it has one)
+            var validator = form.data('validator');
+
+            // Only run this code if there's a validator associated with this element
+            if (!validator)
+                return;
+
+            // Only add these triggers to each element once
+            if (form.data('jQueryValidateTriggersAdded'))
+                return;
+            else
+                form.data('jQueryValidateTriggersAdded', true);
+
+            // Override the function that validates the whole form to trigger a 
+            // formValidation event and either formValidationSuccess or formValidationError
+            var oldForm = validator.form;
+            validator.form = function () {
+                var result = oldForm.apply(this, arguments);
+                var form = this.currentForm;
+                $(form).trigger((result == true) ? 'formValidationSuccess' : 'formValidationError', form);
+                $(form).trigger('formValidation', [form, result]);
+                return result;
+            };
+
+            // Override the function that validates the whole element to trigger a 
+            // elementValidation event and either elementValidationSuccess or elementValidationError
+            var oldElement = validator.element;
+            validator.element = function (element) {
+                var result = oldElement.apply(this, arguments);
+                $(element).trigger((result == true) ? 'elementValidationSuccess' : 'elementValidationError', element);
+                $(element).trigger('elementValidation', [element, result]);
+                return result;
+            };
+        });
+    };
+
+    /* Below here are helper methods for calling .bind() for you */
+
+    $.fn.extend({
+
+        // Wouldn't it be nice if, when the full form's validation runs, it triggers the 
+        // element* validation events?  Well, that's what this does!
+        //
+        // NOTE: This is VERY coupled with jquery.validation.unobtrusive and uses its 
+        //       element attributes to figure out which fields use validation and 
+        //       whether or not they're currently valid.
+        //
+        triggerElementValidationsOnFormValidation: function () {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('formValidation', function (e, form, result) {
+                    $(form).find('*[data-val=true]').each(function (i, field) {
+                        if ($(field).hasClass('input-validation-error')) {
+                            $(field).trigger('elementValidationError', field);
+                            $(field).trigger('elementValidation', [field, false]);
+                        } else {
+                            $(field).trigger('elementValidationSuccess', field);
+                            $(field).trigger('elementValidation', [field, true]);
+                        }
+                    });
+                });
+            });
+        },
+
+        formValidation: function (fn) {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('formValidation', function (e, element, result) { fn(element, result); });
+            });
+        },
+
+        formValidationSuccess: function (fn) {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('formValidationSuccess', function (e, element) { fn(element); });
+            });
+        },
+
+        formValidationError: function (fn) {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('formValidationError', function (e, element) { fn(element); });
+            });
+        },
+
+        formValidAndInvalid: function (valid, invalid) {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('formValidationSuccess', function (e, element) { valid(element); });
+                $(this).bind('formValidationError', function (e, element) { invalid(element); });
+            });
+        },
+
+        elementValidation: function (fn) {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('elementValidation', function (e, element, result) { fn(element, result); });
+            });
+        },
+
+        elementValidationSuccess: function (fn) {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('elementValidationSuccess', function (e, element) { fn(element); });
+            });
+        },
+
+        elementValidationError: function (fn) {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('elementValidationError', function (e, element) { fn(element); });
+            });
+        },
+
+        elementValidAndInvalid: function (valid, invalid) {
+            return this.each(function () {
+                $(this).bind('elementValidationSuccess', function (e, element) { valid(element); });
+                $(this).bind('elementValidationError', function (e, element) { invalid(element); });
+            });
+        }
+
+    });
+
+})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Views/Account/Register.cshtml b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Views/Account/Register.cshtml
index b0f36c7..d848e6e 100644
--- a/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Views/Account/Register.cshtml
+++ b/BlankMVCProject/BlankMVCProject/Views/Account/Register.cshtml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 </p>
 <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
+<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.hooks.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
+<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/bootstrap.mvcvalidation.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
+
 @using (Html.BeginForm())
 {
     @Html.ValidationSummary(true, "Account creation was unsuccessful. Please correct the errors and try again.")