Visual Studio.NET 2003 came with Framework 1.1 on the installation CD. There is a "hotfix" out for Framework 1.1 . If this hotfix is installed, would it interfere with Visual Studio or the running of apps built with Framework 1.1 that didn't have the hotfix? Jenssey...more >>

Yet isn't it just FxCop thats free on the net? Or are they going to quit distributing it for free so they can make more money?...more >>

Our clients are government agencies with several million users. They use Framework 1.1 and SQL Server 2000. That cannot be changed. Microsoft envisions an abrupt upgrade of 1.1 to 2.0, SQL Server 2000 to 2005, and VS 2003 to 2005 all in the same day. However, that is not possible in the real ...more >>

Greetings, Looks like we can download VS.NET Professional from MSDN subscriber downloads, along with Visual SourceSafe 2005, Visio for EA 2005, and SQL 2k5 Developer. My DSL only has 180kbps so do download the VS.NET ISO alone (3,7GB) would take about 48 hours. SQL 2k5 is 2.7GB, that would...more >>

The new .NET 2.0 Final and Visual Basic 2005 Express Beta 2 don't work together right? Anybody knows when the new VB 2005 Express for .NET 2.0 Final will be out? ..NET 2.0 Final: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en ...more >>

Is the Architect's edition extra features compared to the developer's edition (SOA Modeling and Deployment Design) solely (or very centric) for Web Services? Our companies software products do not make use of Web Services, therefore should I pick the developer's edition which offers more ge...more >>

Hello My company is planning to migrate from Borland's application development tools to Microsoft's Visual Studio. What would be the best way to migrate borland C++ code to be compatible in visual studio and asp.net?...more >>

In these Visual Studio newsgroups, is the standard terminology to refer to the "build" process as "compilation"? If so, what does the Just-in-Time Compiler do at runtime? Is it to assemble the MSIL code? If so, why isn't it called a Just-in-Time Assembler? Jenssey...more >>

Hi, I would like to connect to an Access database using Visual Studio 2003. When I try to make add a connection using Server Explorer, which Ole DB provider should I take? Furthermore, what entries do I make in the connection tab with respect to the Server Name, etc..... TIA Roy ...more >>

Hello, I have started to use managed C++ in VS 2003. I have several .NET class libraries written in MC++. I am finding the rebuild tendencies in VS to be very annoying. If I make a minor change to a C++ file (not header), it causes all depend projects to rebuild. I have not changed any cla...more >>

I cannot compile any C++ applications this is driving me nuts! Every time I try to compile I get a message saying mspdb71.dll is not found. Any ideas? Thanks, Nick Z....more >>

Hello, I'm desperatly trying to switch on the low-fragmentation heap for the crt heap in C++ in VS.NET 2003 on a Windows XP SP2 machine with the following code: ULONG HeapFragValue = 2; int ret = HeapSetInformation((HANDLE)_get_heap_handle(), HeapCompatibilityInformation, &HeapFragValue...more >>

I've created some apps on the beta of web developer express 2005. I'm publishing "copy files" to a Windows Server 2003 that hosts the domain I want to use. The Server 2003 box has .Net 2.0 Beta. The app throws an error page relating to one of the 1st couple of lines in the web.config. The ...more >>

Hi all, When I installed VS2005 Pro RC1 I happened to have had Firefox as my default browser. For a while I just lived with Firefox coming up, as I figured I can change it later. I've tried everything I know, including a complete uninstall of everything right down to the Framework, deleting...more >>

Can anyone tell me if the Visual Studio 2005 release out in 2 weeks will be able to compile projects using the .NET 1.1 framework, or will it be totally dependent on .NET 2 framework for its intellisense/compiling etc. Thanks ...more >>

I've been using VS.net 2003 as an html editor for some things I'm doing at work. Most of my html files have an extiontion of .tmpl. What I want, is the .tmpl files to open just like .html files. Same color scheme, auto complete, etc. Is this possible? Thank you. ...more >>

Hi, I was wondering how someone could rename a solution (project) and all associated files/folders? When we create a new project it seems to be the only chance to give a proper name to a project... If we find a better name later, it seems impossible to rename the whole shebang! Any ideas? ...more >>

I was developing a small web in Dot Net2005 Beta2 using .aspx files with .vb code behind. I had a presentation coming up and thought that this should be on a production server. I had some difficulty publishing the web so I set up the destination folders in Explorer and web in IIS and copied ever...more >>

Hi All, I have read quite a lot about this but in VS.net 2003. I have a solution, which has 24 projects. Each project refer to different other projects within the solution. i was able to compile the solution without any problems. The problem started happening, once I included the solution...more >>

I'm sure this should be easy, but I'm tearing my hear out trying to get an MDI parent and an MDI child menu to merge using VC# 2005 Express Beta. I've defined the following menus: MDI Parent File MergeAction=Append, MergeIndex = -1 New MergeAction=Append, MergeIndex = 2 ...more >>

What, if any, are the limitations on sockets with .NET. We need to create an automated test framework for socket based services, simulating 100's of thousands of concurrent connections. Currently we seem to hit a 2000 sockets per workstation. We have not been able to define whether we are h...more >>

I'm experiencing a strange problem - I've got a VB.net solution that contains two projects. The first project is a series of windows forms and modules. The second project is an installer package that contains the output from the first project, as well as some other files, registry entries, ...more >>

Can you manage source control from VS.NET 2003 as well as VS.NET 2005? Will it be integrated into the 2003 IDE? thank you in advance, KF...more >>

Hi, was wondering if anybody could help. I'm looking to create a control that I can embed in a web browser, be it Internet Explorer or FireFox. I know that these used to be ActiveX's when using VB or VC. Or they were Java applets when using Java. What is the new method when using C#? I...more >>

Does studio 2005 support development against framework 1.1? ...more >>

I am confused about taking C# AS my career...more >>

Hi, Recently moved some servers around a rebuilt dev box, got all asp.net applications running locally just fine, however copy project no longer works no matter what I try. I have even tried sending projects to a fresh server with no luck at all. The specific message is: Unable to open We...more >>