I figured that I would give the Express Edition a try. I get two errors
immediately.
I was really looking forward to this new version. Sad to say that it
doesnt seem very well tested.

When I tried to run this app for the first time, I get a error box
repeatedly with the following msg:

Package load failure:
Package Visual studio Explorers and Designers Package has failed to
load properly ( GUID = ...). Please contact package vendor for
assitance....

Is this a common error ? Have other people experienced this same error
???
Is this harmless or is this a show stopping error ?

Error #2:
I just click OK to the above error and try to proceed in creating a new
project. I then get a missing file error. I wish I had noted the file
name or even saved the screen.

If this is what is expected from a free i.e Express Edition, then this
is going to be frustrating.
If anyone has experienced this or even found the culprit or work
around, please respond.

Well, I will keep trying,

Sunil