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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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29
November
2010

Visual Basic for Windows Phone Developer Tools
4.5/5 rating (4 votes)

Today we are announcing the release to web (RTW) of Visual Basic for Windows Phone Developer Tools. This walkthrough demonstrates how easy and convenient it is to develop a VB Windows Phone application using the newly released tools. You’ll see that the many new IDE features in Visual Studio 2010, which help you navigate and write code, are now available for VB Windows Phone applications!.

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18
November
2010

Microsoft Lync Now Available
4.3/5 rating (6 votes)

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Microsoft Lync Server 2010 provides complete presence, instant messaging, conferencing and enterprise voice capabilities through a single, easy-to-use interface. You can Architect your deployment for high availability using data center resiliency and survivable branch appliances. Administrators benefit from a single, consistent management infrastructure, new capabilities to increase availability, and interoperability with existing systems. Administrators also use a new PowerShell-based foundation for administration consistent with Exchange Server, Active Directory, and other Microsoft server products.

This Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Trial includes both editions of the server (Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition).
Note:
  • This trial software is intended for evaluation purposes only.
  • When the 180-day evaluation period expires, you can either remove the evaluation copy or replace it with an appropriately licensed version of the product.
  • There is no product support for this trial. You are welcome to share your trial experiences with others and to ask for advice byparticipating in the forums.
  • Please visit the Technical Library for all technical documentation and review the system requirements and release notes.

System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems:Windows Server 2008 R2;Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Lync Server 2010 is designed to operate only on x64 platforms.

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