Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 Cumulative Update

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system running Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft.To download, click here.

Free MS Development Software

Microsoft DreamSpark enables students to download Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge. Now, for the first time, Microsoft is giving its valuable software developer and design tools directly to students worldwide at no charge! This site enables students, like you, to download professional-level Microsoft developer tools to advance your learning and skills through … Continue reading Free MS Development Software

Microsoft® Silverlight™ 3 SDK Beta 1

The Microsoft® Silverlight™ 3 SDK contains online documentation, online samples, libraries and tools for developing Silverlight 3 applications.To download, click here.Microsoft® Silverlight™ 3 Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008 SP1This package is an add-on for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 to provide tooling for Microsoft Silverlight 3. It can be installed on top of either … Continue reading Microsoft® Silverlight™ 3 SDK Beta 1

ILMerge Update Released

ILMerge is a utility for merging multiple .NET assemblies into a single .NET assembly. It works on executables and DLLs alike and comes with several options for controlling the processing and format of the output. See the accompanying documentation for details. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22914587-B4AD-4EAE-87CF-B14AE6A939B0&displaylang=en

Azure Services Training Kit – February Update

The Azure Services Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use the Azure Services Platform. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=130354

Visual Round Trip Analyzer Released

The Visual Round Trip Analyzer tool helps web developers and testers visualize the download of their page, identify best practices and changes that improve web performance. The network Round-Trip between the client and server(s) is the single biggest impact to web page performance – much greater than server response time. VRTA examines the communications protocol, … Continue reading Visual Round Trip Analyzer Released

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a full cumulative update that contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and includes cumulative servicing updates to the .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.0 subcomponents. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=en

Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2, Already Reaching One in Four Consumers Worldwide

Redmond, Wash. — Oct. 13, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Silverlight 2, one of the industry’s most comprehensive and powerful solutions for the creation and delivery of applications and media experiences through a Web browser. Silverlight 2 delivers a wide range of new features and tools that enable designers and developers … Continue reading Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2, Already Reaching One in Four Consumers Worldwide

SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer (August 2008)

The SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) gathers data from Microsoft Windows and SQL Server configuration settings. BPA uses a predefined list of SQL Server 2005 recommendations and best practices to determine if there are potential issues in the database environment. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=DA0531E4-E94C-4991-82FA-F0E3FBD05E63&displaylang=en  

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Released

Available to MSDN subscribers: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/default.aspx