I have been developing a mixed C# and C++ CLR project on XP 32 bit for
some time now without problems.  I have recently upgraded to Vista
x64.  Since then C++ CLR Class Library's that include windows.h do not
compile.  For the purpose of elimination I started a fresh C++ CLR

I am designing reports in VS2005 unsing Report template. report1.rdlc
has page header, details and page footer sections.In this report is
there any way to include group by section to display grouped records
togather? Same feature(adding group by section to report) is there in

Yes, you read that right.  Visual InterDev.  I just started a new job
on the premise of getting into some C# and .NET 3.x programming.
Unfortunately, someone quit just as I was starting, and now I have to
maintain his system, which was written in classic ASP with so many

The GridView has Rows and Columns, however no matter how much I search the
control hierarchy, I can't find anything that lets me identify a particular
cell or column by testing for the value of the "DataField" property that was
set when the BoundField was defined.  For example:

I read the following asserion on an ebay ;siting for microsoft Visual
Studio:
"This auction is for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Full Box.
This is the newest version and was just released. The software is factory

In my native C++ projects various keywords are highlighted which are  
really only keywords in C++/CLI (for example array and literal). Can I  
remove the keywords from a list somewhere in VS2008? I had the same  
problem already in VS2005 (not a really a big one but annoying if ...

hey all,
whenever i go to create a new project it always goes to vb. how do i make it
default to the c# projects?
thanks,

What's the deal with this page?
http://vsdemo.defyallchallenges.com/
At the bottom it says:
"The contest will open soon, so check back on this page frequently,

I purchased and installed VS team suite. Paid a fortune. I created my
project and ready to deplay only to find out some of my dependicies (srystal)
needs 3.5 framework. I went to the properties of my project > application tab
BUT I CAN'T FIND THE TARGET FRAMEWORK TO CHANGE IT ...

Does anyone know if VS 2008 come with Ribbon Bar control similar the one in
MS Office 2007? Thank you.

In VS 2008 when I move up or down with the arrows keys in the text editor,
I get a highlight bar for the current line. I need to change the colors of
the bar or just remove the bar and have a cursor pointer instead but I am
not finding the setting under options.

This error seems simple enough but i cannot get rid of it..
I need /ZI (edit and continue) for debugging a DLL. how do i get rid of the
/GL. everywhere i can possibly check i have disabled optimization.... yet
/GL persists.

I now have a full install product key for vs2008 pro.
Is there a way to upgrade the trial version with just the key, or do I have to
reinstall the product?

I downloaded and made a DVD for installing the new VSX Studio 2008 software,
the complete all-in-one disk.  I notice that there is no new version of SQL
Server Express or VJ# in the new software package.  I have some questions:
1)  Should I remove my older VSX 2005 programs for VB ...

I tried to validate the CSS of a visual studio 2008 project, using the CSS
validator tool at www.w3csites.com and the page http://view.servehttp.com
The validator says there is a CSS parse error.
Then I pasted in the contents of the styleSheet.css that was created in