To see the help topics within Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Web Developer 2005, go to Tools > Options. Under Environment > Help > Online (make sure "Show all settings" is checked), ensure that "Try local first" is selected. This will find the installed help files before attempting to look online. I love these Controls! They've allowed me to create a web-application that I couldn't even dream of doing without them...my boss now thinks I'm a genius!

The MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005 provides access to legacy documentation via the MSDN Online search provider, accessible from the Search page. Access to legacy documentation is also available on earlier editions of the MSDN Library installed on your computer.

You will need to download and install additional components. Please see the Visual Studio Developer Center for more information. No, each release of Visual Studio is tied to a specific version of the .NET Framework. The Express Editions can only be used to create applications that run on the .NET Framework 2.0.

It's here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/default.aspx The documentation system previews some new design ideas and new URL model as described here . MSDN welcomes your feedback on the new system at that page.

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.

A hang of Visual Studio that also appears to affect the system is can be caused by the use of the Microsoft Language toolbar that is part of Advanced Text Services. This is a known issue that is being addressed by the Windows team. See Nachum Kanovsky's excellent post about this problem at http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=784282&SiteID=1. An additional resource for this problem is located here at http://www.virtualdub.org/blog/pivot/entry.

Yes. Associated courses require MCTs to hold a credential to teach them. These requirements must be fulfilled approximately 90 days after the availability of each Professional Series credential. The MCT Program Competencies Web site provides course-specific requirements and deadlines for attaining new competencies. You will not be authorized to deliver courses that require the new certifications.

It is possible using Spices.VSIP.Obfuscator - it includes Visual Studio Integration Pack and MsBuild Integration. With this tool you can use VSIP features of Spices.Obfuscator, or add tasks using MSBuild integration into Visual Studio 2005 projects or MSBuild scenarios.

Generally speaking, yes. Please note that there have been some API changes between the betas and the official release, so you may have to make some updates to your code accordingly.

VC 8 compatibility is not complete in the Windows 2003 SP1 Platform SDK from Microsoft. There are guidelines for fixing the issues in Mike Wasson's blog. There are Vista Windows (Platform) SDKs available to MSDN subscribers. These provide updated headers. Note that the naming of the PSDKs is confusing: the name is the most recent Windows version supported but earlier versions are also supported. See the release notes for a particular PSDK for details.

No. Unlike SSRS 2000, which required users to purchase Visual Studio 2003, SQL Server 2005 comes with Business Intelligence Development Studio, which provides the Visual Studio shell and the business intelligence projects including Report Designer and Report Builder Model Designer. If users already have Visual Studio 2005, these projects are installed along with language projects.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 solution runner is built on MSBuild runner, which is discussed upper. Differences are in TeamCity Administration Web UI only. You may configure this runner to run NUnit tests.

Assuming that you have successfully installed Fast Formatter and you have any edition (except the Express edition) of Visual Studio .NET 2005 installed, the menu option should automatically appear as described in the tutorial. If it doesn't appear, then please try the following: Turn on the checkbox to the left of Fast Formatter and click the OK button. The menu option should now appear.

The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Visual Basic 2008 Express Forum .

Use the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 newsgroups which you can use through the web interface or follow the directions on that that page for using an NNTP reader. For Windows Forms support, see the Forums In addition, there are a number of free and for...

Open Visual Studio and create a blank solution file (File>New Project>Other Project Types>Visual Studio Solutions>Blank Solution) Browse to the place you just created and then in the Location textbox add a new subdirectory name onto the end of the path Every time you open your ASP project you MUST use the Open Project command to browse to the .sln file you created instead of using the Open Website command.

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...

If you recently installed a new version of SpreadsheetGear, you may need to remove the reference to the SpreadsheetGear assembly from your project using the Solution Explorer window in Visual Studio. First, remove the old reference, then, add the new one back by using the .NET tab of the Add Reference dialog. Note: It may be necessary to delete any occurences of SpreadsheetGear.dll from your project directory before adding the new assembly.

Yes, you can use any text editor to create ASP.NET pages. However, you may find yourself more productive if you use a dedicated tool, such as Visual Web Developer Express Edition or Visual Studio.

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.