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“Web server here” shell integration
This is a very useful and neat little trick: http://haacked.com/archive/2008/06/24/vs2008-web-server-here-shell-extension.aspx Doug Read More...
"Error creating control - ControlInstanceName '[text]' could not be set on property 'PropertyName' " in Visual Studio 2008
One of the cases I've been working on recently is for an issue introduced by Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1. The fix has now been finalised and released on the MSDN Code Gallery .   When you get this error the symptoms are like this: Read More...
Obvious but helpful
I find that dialogues tend to fall into four categories 1) Clear, obvious and helpful 2) Clear, obvious and unhelpful 3) Obscure but still helpful 4) Obscure and totally unhelpful   I think this one falls into the first category.   Have I missed Read More...
Fix available for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 localised IntelliSense problem
When Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Visual Studio 2008 came out it unfortunately introduced a problem whereby some localised IntelliSense  text was reverted to English. This affects the following language versions of the service pack: Chinese (simplified Read More...
Free Microsoft Developer and web design software for full time students
This sounds like a good deal. Free? Free? Sounds to good to be true :-). But it is. If you are a full time student and into software development, take a look: https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/Overview.aspx Check the site for details, but at time of Read More...
Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework Service Pack 1 available on the download centre
Now available: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (exe) ( readme ) Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (web installer) ( release notes ) Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (full package) ( release notes ) These are important Read More...
.NET 3.5 SP1 Beta,Visual Studio futures and Visual Studio present..
As ever, Scott Guthrie has the most comprehensive announcement blog about Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta but this is no ordinary service pack, this is a service pack packed [sic] with new features as well as fixes. For instance, Read More...
Visual Studio 2008 SDK 1.0 and Visual Studio 2008 Shell released
My colleague Phil brought to my attention yet another release following on from the release of Visual Studio 2008 earlier this week. The Visual Studio 2008 SDK 1.0 allows developers to build extensions to the Visual Studio 2008 development environment Read More...
Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions all available as well
This missed my attention yesterday as they are not hosted off the download site. The Express Editions of the Visual Studio 2008 release are all available for download: http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ You can either install them individually Read More...
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite (90-day Trial) available
A short time ago I blogged about the announcement of the release of Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. If you are looking for something to actually run, the VSTS2008 90-day trial is available for download here . All 3.9Gb of it. Phew! Read More...
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 have shipped!
Looks like we may all be needing that training kit I blogged about earlier . Soma has just announced that Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 shipped! I think we can expect lots more download links to go live in the coming hours and days and plenty Read More...
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training Kit released
Today we have released the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training Kit This 123Mb download is packed with 28 PowerPoint presentations, 20 demos and 20 labs. Good stuff DPE team! Cheers Doug Read More...
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