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January
2011

Portable Library Tools CTP
5.0/5 rating (1 votes)

Introducing
Portable Library Tools is a new Visual Studio add-in from Microsoft that enables you to create C# and Visual Basic libraries that run on a variety of .NET-based platforms without recompilation.

Portable Library Tools CTP

 

 
Simplify code sharing

No more complicated build scripts or #defines, and stop copying and pasting code; portable libraries enable you to easily share code between apps that target different platforms.
Portable Library Tools CTP

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10
December
2010

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 SP1 Beta
5.0/5 rating (2 votes)

Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 is the collaboration platform at the core of Microsoft’s ALM solution that helps teams to be more agile, collaborate more effectively, and deliver better quality software faster. Project artifacts are stored in a data warehouse and rich reports provide historical trending, full traceability and real-time visibility into project status.

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 This beta will expire June 30th, 2011.

This download installs Team Foundation Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Beta. This service pack beta release addresses issues that were found through a combination of customer and partner feedback, as well as internal testing. This service pack offers Team Foundation Server users improvements in stability. Feedback received during this beta release will be used to deliver a final release of the service pack.

Please Note: This installer includes the pre-reqs for Team Foundation Server and Project Server Integration. In order to get the Integration functionality, users should download the TFS- Project Server Integration Feature Pack.

 

System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems:Windows 7;Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86);Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2;Windows Server 2008 R2;Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2;Windows Vista Service Pack 2
    • Windows Vista (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 2 or later (all editions except Starter Edition)
    • Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
    • Windows Server 2003 (x86) with Service Pack 2 or later (all editions)
    • Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86) or later (all editions)
    • Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 2 or later
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
  • Supported Architectures:
    • 32-Bit (x86)
    • 64-Bit (x64)
  • Hardware Requirements:
    • Computer that has a 2.2GHz or faster processor
    • Minimum disk space: 50MB
    • 8 GB of available hard disk space
  • Perequisites:
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2008
    • Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - with Service Pack 1 or later

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10
December
2010

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta
5.0/5 rating (2 votes)

This web installer downloads and installs Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta. An internet connection is required during installation. See the ‘Additional Information’ section below for alternative (ISO) download options. Please Note: This installer is for all editions of Visual Studio 2010 (Express, Professional, Premium, Ultimate).

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This download installs Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Beta. This service pack beta release addresses issues that were found through a combination of customer and partner feedback, as well as internal testing. These service packs offer Visual Studio users improvements in responsiveness, stability and performance. Feedback received during this beta release will be used to deliver a final release of the service pack.

System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems:Windows 7;Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86);Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions;Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2;Windows Server 2008 R2;Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2;Windows Vista Service Pack 2;Windows XP Service Pack 3
    • Windows XP (x86) with Service Pack 3 - all editions except Starter Edition
    • Windows Vista (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2 - all editions except Starter Edition
    • Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
    • Windows Server 2003 (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2 - all editions
      • Users will need to install MSXML6 if not already present
    • Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86 and x64) - all editions
    • Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 2 - all editions
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) - all editions
  • Supported Architectures:
    • 32-Bit (x86)
    • 64-Bit (x64) (WOW)
  • Hardware Requirements:
    • 1.6GHz or faster processor
    • 1024 MB RAM (1.5 GB if running in a virtual machine)
    • 3 GB of available hard-disk space
    • 5400 RPM hard drive
    • DirectX 9 capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution display
    • DVD-ROM drive


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10
December
2010

.NET Framework 4 Update Beta
5.0/5 rating (2 votes)

The .NET Framework 4 update provides cumulative roll-up updates for customer reported issues found after the release of the .NET Framework 4.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems:Windows 7;Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2;Windows Server 2008;Windows Server 2008 R2;Windows Vista Service Pack 1;Windows XP Service Pack 3
    • Windows XP SP3
    • Windows Server 2003 SP2
    • Windows Vista SP1 or later
    • Windows Server 2008 (not supported on Server Core Role)
    • Windows 7
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 (not supported on Server Core Role)
  • Supported Architectures:
    • x86, x64 (ia64 not supported in the Beta. It will be supported at RTM)
  • Hardware Requirements:
    • Recommended Minimum: Pentium 1 GHz or higher with 512 MB RAM or more
    • Minimum disk space:
      • x86 – 850 MB
      • x64 – 2 GB

 

 

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08
December
2010

Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework Feature Community Technology Preview 5
4.3/5 rating (4 votes)

The latest Entity Framework Feature Community Technology Preview (CTP5) is now available for download. This CTP includes updates to the Code First feature and the simplified API surface (DbContext).

Getting Started

We’ve created a couple of posts to get you started with CTP5, we’ll also be providing more detailed posts that dive down into interesting areas in the coming weeks.

Support

CTP5 is a preview of features that will be available in future releases and is designed to allow you to provide feedback on the design of these features. CTP5 is not intended or licensed for use in production. If you need assistance with CTP5 we have an Entity Framework Pre-Release Forum.

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