Technically speaking MIIS does not require Visual Studio at all, but it is a very good development tool choice for developing MIIS 2003 rules extensions. The minimum requirements to compile rules extensions are the .NET compilers available for free in the .NET Framework SDK at http://msdn.microsoft.com. Top For MIIS 2003 to work in a warm standby configuration, Active Directory is required. See the technical overview for MIIS 2003 Planning for High Availability at http://microsoft.

No. Rules extensions can be built and compiled on a separate computer, then copied to the extensions folder on the MIIS server. Installing the debugger on the MIIS computer is a good idea, since it will improve the troubleshooting experience. Top

In VS2003, debug info for unmanaged code is turned off by default. This is why you will not see the call stack including code in the System DLLs. To enable debugging for unmanaged code go to your project properties dialog and turn on as shown here: Contributed...

MIIS 2003, Enterprise Edition, requires SQL Server 2000, Standard or Enterprise Edition, as the back-end data store. The Identity Integration Feature Pack (IIFP) for Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory requires SQL Server 2000, Standard or Enterprise Edition, as the back-end data store. In addition, both MIIS 2003, Enterprise Edition, and IIFP require Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, for installation.

No. However, we expect customers may want to engage Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) or a partner to help them deploy MIIS.

Yes the product id you received when you purchased the license for Ref++ VS2003 can be used to activate the version of Ref++ for VS2005.

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 solution build runner is build on the base of NAnt runner, described before. Solution task is used to run the build. Projects files are expected to be wellformed XML. You may configure this runner to run NUnit tests.

Answer: Changes in Windows vista impact Visual Studio so that Microsoft is unable to provide support for Visual Studio .NET 2002 or Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows Vista. see Visual Studio on Windows Vista for additional information.

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003, Enterprise Edition: This version provides identity integration/directory synchronization, account provisioning/de-provisioning, and password synchronization and management.

Take the MIIS training course. It's a great way to get started with MIIS 2003. Microsoft has selected SQLSoft+ as our premier MIIS training partner. For more information, please visit the course availability page on the SQLSoft+ site at www.sqlsoft.com/miis. Yes. MIIS synchronizes passwords. It also allows customers to use a single Web interface to set/reset passwords across systems.

MIIS 2003, Enterprise Edition, costs $24,999 per processor. The Identity Integration Feature Pack 1a for Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory is available as a no-cost Web download to customers who have already licensed Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. Customers who need a license for development or testing purposes can obtain MIIS software through an MSDN Universal subscription.

The Microsoft Official Curriculum Course 2731, titled, "Deploying and Managing Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003," is available. Visit the course training page, for a course syllabus and a schedule of upcoming courses offered by Microsoft certified training partners.

See the article A Utility to Convert VS.NET 2003 Project Files on The Code Project . Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

Use our Mono Migration Analysis tool to check if everything that your application uses has been implemented in Mono or if there are special considerations to keep in mind. The Mono API today is somewhere in between .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0, see our Roadmap for details about what is implemented.

The service has been tested with a C# client auto-generated from WSDL by the wsdl.exe tool. It should work fine from any .NET language.

I have code snippets that I use often. How can I manage them so I can easily used them? In Visual Studio, you can store commonly used code snippets on a tab (other than the Clipboard ring) in your Toolbox. You use drag and drop techniques to move the...

Use the ToolboxItem attribute set to false on your component or control class. This will prevent it from appearing in the Toolbox. [ ToolboxItem( false ) ] public class MyComponent : Component{..} Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

No. While Visual Studio makes deploying "ClickOnce" applications simple, there are several other ways to deploy "ClickOnce" applications. The .NET Framework SDK includes a tool named MAGE(Manifest Editor & Generator) that provides both a UI (mageui...

I recommend a fast computer with lots of hard disk space and lots of memory. Note that if you want to run all the features of VB .NET you need to have Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.

Generally speaking, yes. Please note that there have been some changes between the betas and the official release, so you make to make some updates to your code accordingly. Yes, side-by-side compatibility with other versions of Visual Studio 2005 including Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions and Visual Studio 2008.

Chrome is shipped in three SKUs: Command Line only (free) Chrome for Visual Studio Chrome with Visual Studio This FAQ only relates to the third option and describes the version of Visual...

The source code distribution of sanos comes with project and solution files for Microsoft Visual Studio version 7. It can be compiled with Visual Studio version 6 by converting the project/solution project files in the build directory to version 6 project/workspace files. The prjconverter utility in the tools directory can be used for converting the project. This is a modified version of prjconverter by S. Rod. You can also use Microsoft VisualStudio .NET 2003 to build sanos.

Customers wishing to purchase MIIS 2003, Enterprise Edition, should contact their Microsoft account executive or review the Microsoft licensing site or Pricing and Licensing page for further information. Customers who wish to test or develop with MIIS 2003 may obtain the software by subscribing to MSDN Universal. Further information regarding MSDN Universal subscriptions can be found at the MSDN site.

MIIS 2003, Enterprise Edition, will be available via the Enterprise, Open, and Select volume licensing programs.

Yes. You can use the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Beta 2, but be sure to disable strong name validation.

Yes. In order to do this you will need to buy Visual Studio Team Foundation Server and a Client Access License for proper communication with the server. Team Explorer, which is included with Team Foundation Server, is a stand alone client that uses the Visual Studio 2005 shell providing a UI for source control, work item tracking and all the other features. For more information on licensing Visual Studio Team System (including Team Foundation Server) see the Team System Licensing White Paper.

Assuming that you have successfully installed C-Sharpener For VB, the menu option should automatically appear. If it doesn't appear, then try the following: Turn on the checkbox to the left of C-Sharpener For VB and click the OK button. The menu option should now appear.

The Visual Studio Express Editions are an expansion of the Visual Studio and SQL Server product line to include fun, simple and easy-to-learn tools for non-professional developers like hobbyists, students and novice developers who want to build dynamic Windows applications, Web sites, and Web services.