After much effort (removing all beta stuff) I installed .NET 2.0 RTM release
version (.50727).
I wanted to install SQL Server 2005 enterprise evaluation edition.
I am told (by some Microsoft support people) that VS.NET 2005 beta 2 can

Is it possible to build mixed language assemblies in VS.NET 2005 - in
particular, C++ and C# (I know you can do it from the command line)  Some of
the prerelease hype was that this would be possible but I dont see any
mention of it any more and the IDE doesnt appear to support it

i making some Application using VS2005.NET, and i want send this Application
to Friends and Publish it to the net, just want send EXE file only (because
its small size).
and i want direct link to download Framework2.0, to send it with exe files.

I Would like to download a trial version of vs2005. Anybody knows were i can
find it? Thanks
Best Regards!

If we use the statement:
If a=b Or c=d Then ...
then both a=b and c=d get evaluated before the outcome is determined, but if
we use:

Debugging to Emulator works.
Every time I try to debug to USB Windows Mobile 2003 SE PDA, I receive the
error "The configuration data for this product is corrupt.  Contact your
support personnel."

The new [type].TryParse command in VB in the new VS 2005 is great, but it's
throwing an exception when the variable targeted to hold the result has a
value of DBNull.Value. For example, suppose in the following code that dr is
a DataRow for an existing table, and it contains a ...

I am checking the pricing of the Visual Studio 2005 and it is waaaaaaaayyy
too expensive in my opinion.
The standard becomes 400 Euros, the Pro 1100 Euros. :-(
And the sad news is is that the 64 bit support is only in the Pro.

i'm not sure the whole "let's divide this up by roles" idea is good.... if
you're a small business, chances are you play multiple roles. so now you
have to buy multiple versions or shell out $$$$$ for the suite. how is that
helpful for developers?

After installing visual studio 2005 (professional) i get the following error
when opening my asp.net 1.1 projects:
   Visual Studio .NET has detected that the Web server is running ASP.NET
version 1.0. The Web application you are creating or opening can be

I've been working on a program to help our developers get the latest
versions of code setup quickly after they get new source code and databases
out of Visual Source Safe. Basically, what I am trying to do is Restore
Databases, and then recompile all of the DLL's, Win Form exe's, ...

I have a vb.net application which is using ADOX.Catalog for creating
database and table for the Access database. It worked fine before, but now it
breaks at creating a new instance of ADOX.catalog. The syntex like:
Dim cat As New ADOX.Catalog

I wish to create a program (really a Windows Service) that sits and
waits for a client PC to communicate with it, but I can't come up with a
good method of doing so.
I want to have a service running on a server, waiting for clients to

Just a quick question, im getting a new PC next week with a Xeon processor
(ie 64bit), i was wondering whether Visual Studio is 64bit optimised?  As i
have a choice of installing either 32bit or 64bit windows on it.  Which one
would you recommend?  ie which one would make it run ...

What would be the best way to tackle the task of creating an application
with Bolt On functionality.  My company wants to sell these Bolt Ons to add
functionality to an existing application.
I could install the whole thing and add licensing to the individual Bolt Ons