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October 2006 - Posts

• Windows Virtual PC 2007 Beta 1 Released

  So for all of us that've been struggling with VPC 2004 on a Vista host - Windows Virtual PC 2007 Beta 1 has been released on Connect.  There are 32-bit and 64-bit flavors (yes 64-bit hosts are supported now).  Not sure when it'll be available on MSDN - not there yet.  If you're a Vista user and developer/infrastructure type this is your chance to get involved and help flesh out the product.  VPC 2007 Beta 1 adds support for Windows Vista as a host and quest operating system (Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions only).  Technorati tags: Virtual PC, Windows Vista Posted Oct 12 2006, 12:34 AM by Matt Ortiz with no comments Filed under: Windows Vista

• Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas” Released to MSDN

  Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" September 2006 CTP was posted to MSDN subscriber downloads this month. The long awaited Orcas will include .NET Framework 3.0 (WinFX) tools, designers and developer technologies. WinFX/.NET 3.0 technologies include Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation and the Windows Workflow Foundation. Orcas promises an improved Windows Vista and Office 2007 development experience. You can find out more on Orcas and the Visual Studio roadmap at the Visual Studio Future Versions page. Included in subscriber downloads is an Orcas Base Image for testing and the September 2006 CTP. Those of us with Vista already installed can attempt to use the image, attempt being the operative word here.  VPC 2004 is not yet supported on Vista - good luck. We all have five machines/servers at home for a reason – huh ;-). More to come… Technorati tags: .NET Framework 3.0, Orcas, Visual Studio, Windows Vista Posted Oct 11 2006, 11:26 AM by Matt Ortiz with no comments Filed under: Windows Vista, Visual Studio, .NET Framework

• Temporary Projects in Visual Studio 2005

  Back before the Ready to Rock the Launch event for Visual Studio 2005 I heard of a cool feature in Visual Studio referred to as "temporary projects". I've needed it a number of times but I finally used it the other day. Temporary projects provides a sandbox project for quick technical proofs of concept that don't persist on create, unless you choose to.  And if you're anything like me you really like that you won't muck up your recent projects list on the Start Page with WebApplication1, WindowsApplication1, etc.. To use the feature in Tools à Options dialog pick the Projects and Solutions node and uncheck "Save new projects when created". Now new projects won't save unless/until you choose to.  You'll be prompted on close to Save or Discard.  Technorati tags: Tips and Tricks, Visual Studio   Posted Oct 04 2006, 11:19 PM by Matt Ortiz with no comments Filed under: Visual Studio, Tips and Tricks