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.NET Development
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.NET Framework Data Access and Storage Forum for data access using ADO.NET and System.Data namespace. For SQL Native Client, OLEDB, ODBC, ADO, MDAC, JDBC, or SOAP/HTTP see SQL Server Data Access Forum. |
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XML and the .NET Framework Discuss issues regarding processing of XML, XSLT and/or XSD using .NET frameworks and regarding XML Tools in Visual Studio. |
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.NET Framework Networking and Communication Discuss using the System.Net namespace and associated Uri class in the .Net Framework to write apps that leverage managed sockets, HTTP web requests, FTP, SMTP, etc |
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.NET Remoting and Runtime Serialization Discussion on using the .NET Remoting technology as well as Runtime Serialization (including Binary and Soap serialization). |
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ASP.NET Web Services and XML Serialization Discussion on writing ASP.NET Web Services using the .NET Framework and on using the XML Serialization technology. |
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.NET Base Class Library Discuss the Base Class Library, design, and best practice issues of managed code: Collections, Diagnostics, I/O, Registry, Globalization, Reflection, and Text. |
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Common Language Runtime Discuss issues regarding the very core of .NET: Security, performance, hosting, base classes, interop, reliability, debugging, GC, and profiling are example topics. |
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JScript for the .NET Framework Ask about the JScript language, the ECMAScript standard, the managed JScript compiler implementation, and future plans. |
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64-Bit .NET Framework Development. Need help making your .net applications (any language) work on 64-bit? Ask your questions here! |
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FxCop Managed Code Analysis Discuss issues related to FxCop, a correctness checker for managed code that also helps enforce conformance to the MS Design Guidelines for reusable libraries. |
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LINQ Project General Ask questions about the LINQ Project. The LINQ Project delivers Language Integrated Query (LINQ) for objects, relational, XML, and other forms of data. |
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MDbg Discuss issues related to the MDbg managed debugger sample and the underlying ICorDebug interfaces. |
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Visual Basic
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Visual Basic IDE Discuss VB.NET IDE IntelliSense, debugging, ErrorCorrect, ClickOnce deployment, Refactor™, code snippets, colorization, smart tags, key bindings, etc. |
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Visual Basic Language Questions and discussions regarding the VB language, compiler, VB framework/runtime – including things like generics, language keywords, My namespace. (Not for VB6) |
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Visual Basic General Questions and discussions not covered in the other VB forums such as Data and Setup. (Not for VB6 questions.) |
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Visual Basic Interop and Upgrade Discuss how to do upgrades of VB6 code to VB.NET. Covers questions on interop features, Interop Forms Toolkit, Upgrade wizard, but NOT for questions about VB6. |
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Visual C#
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Visual C# General General discussion and questions regarding Visual C# 2005 -- including best practices on developing with C# in VS2005, documentation, setup, and samples. |
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Visual C# Language Issues regarding the C# language and compiler – including things like generics, anonymous methods, etc. |
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Visual C# IDE Questions and discussions on the C# IDE – including IntelliSense, refactoring, code snippets, colorization, bracematching, smart tags, auto-generated code, etc. |
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Visual C++
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Visual C++ General General questions about Visual C++ 2005, including the development environment, libraries, setup, debugger, samples, and documentation. |
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Visual C++ Language Issues regarding the C++ language, compiler, and linker. This forum covers all standardized languages, extensions, and interop technologies supported by Visual C++. |
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Visual Studio
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Visual Studio Setup and Installation Discuss and ask questions about the install and setup of Visual Studio 2005. |
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Visual Studio Extensibility Discuss customization, extension, and integration with Visual Studio, including macros, add-ins, starter kits and the Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) SDK. |
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Visual Studio Debugger Questions and discussions about debugging applications with the Visual Studio debugger.
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Visual Studio MSBuild Discuss the Microsoft build engine aka MSBuild. Topics including: usage of MSBuild, build customization, and MSBuild extensibility via tasks, loggers and hosting. |
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Visual Studio Source Control and SourceSafe Discussion topics on integration of Source Control into Visual Studio and the SourceSafe product. |
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Visual Studio Class Designer Come discuss new techniques for code visualization, refactoring, and class design using the new Class Designer tool. |
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Visual Studio Guidance Automation Toolkit The Guidance Automation Toolkit is an extension to Visual Studio 2005 that allows architects to author rich, integrated user experiences for reusable assets. |
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Visual Studio Report Controls Discuss reporting functionality including the integrated report designer and viewer controls for adding rich data reports to Windows Forms and ASP.NET applications. |
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Crystal Reports for Visual Studio Discuss Crystal Reports for Visual Studio: topics include the report creation, data connectivity, deployment and general reporting application development. |
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Developer Documentation and Help System Ask questions or post comments about Visual Studio and .NET Framework documentation, Help system functionality, and Visual Studio Help integration. |
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Visual Studio Team System
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Visual Studio Team System - General New to Team System? Have a general question? Start here! |
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Visual Studio Team System - Architects Learn how to design and validate your service-oriented applications using the new Distributed System Designers. |
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Visual Studio Team System - Developers Discuss code performance & security using the advanced development tools in VSTS including static and dynamic analysis, code profiling, and unit testing. |
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Visual Studio Team System - Testers Learn how to push your applications to the max with the new load testing and web testing functionality in Visual Studio Team System. |
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Visual Studio Team System - Database Professionals Discuss Team Edition for Database Professionals, including database testing, test data generation, and database schema management. |
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Visual Studio Team System - Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) Discuss MSF v4 and the integrated process automation and guidance found in Team System. |
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Visual Studio Team System - Domain-Specific Language Tools Discuss the framework and tools for delivering domain-specific visual designers that plug into Visual Studio. |
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Team Foundation Server - General Discuss Team Foundation Server general concepts. |
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Team Foundation Server - Setup Discuss Team Foundation Server setup and configuration. |
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Team Foundation Server - Administration Discuss Team Foundation Server administration and operations. |
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Team Foundation Server - Build Automation Discuss Team Foundation Server's build automation features. |
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Team Foundation Server - Process Templates Discuss Team Foundation Server process template development and customization. |
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Team Foundation Server - Reporting Discuss Team Foundation Reporting, which uses SQL Server 2005 Reporting services to report team project metrics. |
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Team Foundation Server - Version Control Discuss Team Foundation Version Control, including branching, merging, and shelving. |
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Team Foundation Server - Work Item Tracking Discuss Team Foundation Work Item Tracking, including work item customization and Office integration. |
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Windows Forms
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Windows Forms General Discuss client application development using Windows Forms controls and features. |
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Windows Forms Designer Discuss features of the Windows Forms designer inside of Visual Studio as well as custom control designers and hosting the Windows Forms designer in your app. |
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ClickOnce and Setup & Deployment Projects Discuss the ClickOnce deployment technology as well as using Windows Forms controls from inside Internet Explorer. |
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Windows Forms Data Controls and Databinding Discuss data controls such as the DataGridView, and connecting your Windows Forms app to data from a SQL server, a web service or a custom business object. |
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Windows Forms Sample Applications Discuss the Terrarium, TaskVision, FotoVision and IssueVision sample applications. |
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Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc.
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Game Technologies: General General discussion area for questions related to developing games for Windows (Design, Architecture, Networking, Input, etc). |
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Game Technologies: DirectX 101 Want to know how to start writing games? Have an entry-level question? Have no fear, this is the place to ask this questions! |
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Game Technologies: Graphics Discuss issues related to graphics programming for Windows games (D3D and D3DX APIs, Shaders, HLSL) |
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Game Technologies: XACT Discuss and share ideas about content creation and development using the Cross-Platform Audio Creation Tool (XACT). |
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Game Technolgies: XNA Build Discuss how to use Microsoft XNA Build to manage complex game asset pipelines. |
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Direct3D 10 This forum is restricted to specific discussions about Direct3D 10. |
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XNA Framework Discussions specifically about the XNA Framework API |
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XNA Game Studio Express Discussions about writing games using XNA Game Studio Express (Content Pipeline, Game Deployment, Debugging, etc.) |
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SQL Server
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SQL Server Integration Services All questions related to SSIS, transforms/data flow, control flow, and other related topics. |
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Data Mining All questions and discussions related to data-mining in SQL Server |
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SQL Server Reporting Services Report Server, Report Designer, Report Builder, and other reporting-related discussions. |
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SQL Server Analysis Services Discussions relating to MDX and other Analysis Services or OLAP questions |
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SQL Server Tools General Any questions and discussions related specifically to SQL Server tools. For discussions on features exposed through tools, please post to the directly-related forum |
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Transact-SQL TSQL challenges? This is the place for advice / discussions |
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.NET Framework inside SQL Server Need help with writing CLR code targeting SQL Server 2005? This forum is a great place to have your questions answered and hear about others’ experiences. |
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SQL Server Data Access Forum for data access to SQL Server using SQL Native Client, OLEDB, ODBC, ADO, MDAC JDBC, or SOAP/HTTP. For .NET (ADO.NET) use Data Access Forum in the .NET group. |
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SQL Server SMO/DMO Any questions on SMO/DMO |
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SQL Server XML Any questions related to XML in SQL |
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SQL Server Replication Discussions on SQL Server Replication |
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SQL Service Broker Come here to ask questions about SQL Service Broker |
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SQL Server Security Any Security discussions related to SQL Server |
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SQL Server Database Engine Any questions or discussions relating to the SQL Database Engine, performance, features, Full-text Search, etc. |
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SQL Server Documentation Books Online and all other documentation-related discussions |
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SQL Server Setup & Upgrade General Setup discussions, upgrade advisor, Best Practices Analyzer |
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SQL Server Disaster Recovery and Availability Any questions or discussions around using backup/restore, DBCC, recovering from hardware issues, planning disaster recovery or high-availability strategies. |
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SQL Server Notification Services Look here for Questions, answers, and advice on using SQL Notification Services |
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SQL Server Everywhere Edition SQL Server Everywhere/Mobile/CE Edition Technical Discussion |
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Getting started with SQL Server New to SQL? Beginners just getting started - here's the place for help with simple questions. For installation or setup questions, refer to to the Setup Forum. |
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Database Mirroring General questions relating to the Database Mirroring feature, including client failover. |
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SQL Express Questions related to SQL Express, SQL Express with Advanced Services, and MSDE upgrade questions. |
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Software Development for Windows Vista
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Search, Organize and Visualize in Windows Vista How to enable Windows Vista to access the content and metadata of application files and take advantage of the built-in search capabilities in your application. |
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DirectShow Development Discuss how to develop DirectShow applications using the API provided in the Windows Platform SDK |
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Laptop, Tablet PC, and UMPC Development Adapt your application for Mobile PCs with better power management, network awareness, data synchronization, display handling, and Tablet PC pen-based interaction. |
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Security for Applications in Windows Vista Discuss writing secure applications for Windows Vista. |
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UI Development for Windows Vista Discuss how to take advantage of new Windows Vista user experience APIs in your application. |
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Windows Communication Foundation ("Indigo") Discuss how to use the Windows Vista platform to develop highly performant, secure, cross enterprise distributed applications. |
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Windows Presentation Foundation ("Avalon") How to use Windows Presentation Foundation ("Avalon") productively to create visually appealing and differentiating applications and to improve user experience. |
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General Windows Vista Development Issues Discuss general issues about developing applications for Windows Vista. |
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Windows SDK forum Discuss Windows Vista SDK Documentation, Samples and Tools. |
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Windows Workflow Foundation Discuss how to develop .NET applications using workflow functionality provided by Windows Workflow Foundation. |
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XML Paper Specification (XPS) Discuss XPS Document creation, viewing, printing and all things related to this new open format. |
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WPF Designer ("Cider") Questions and discussions about the Visual Studio designer for Windows Presentation Foundation. |
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Vista Pro-Audio Application Development Discuss topics and ask questions related to pro-audio application development (i.e. DAW’s, Plug-Ins, Soft-Synths, etc…) on the Vista platform |
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Microsoft UI Automation Discuss issues related to using Microsoft UI Automation to enable accessibility and GUI automation. |
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Transactions Programming Discuss development of reliable applications using transactions technologies: MSDTC, System.Transactions, WCF, WS-AT, COM+/EnterpriseServices etc. |
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Optical Platform Discussion Discuss IMAPI v2 and other optical related matters for Vista. |
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Windows CardSpace ("InfoCard") Questions and discussion relating to InfoCard and the Identity Metasystem. |
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Application Compatibility for Windows Vista Discuss application compatibility testing, common compatibility issues, and best practices for Windows Vista. |
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