August 18, 2008

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 And .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Released

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Earlier this week Microsoft released Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. This service pack fixes a bundle of bugs and improves performance and stability. There are also some new features which have been added.

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 delivers:

  • Improved WPF designers
  • SQL Server 2008 support
  • ADO.NET Entity Designer
  • Visual Basic and Visual C++ components and tools (including an MFC-based Office 2007 style ‘Ribbon’)
  • Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server (TFS) addresses customer feedback on version control usability and performance, email integration with work item tracking and full support for hosting on SQL Server 2008
  • Richer JavaScript support, enhanced AJAX and data tools, and Web site deployment improvements

The .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 delivers:

  • Performance increases between 20-45% for WPF-based applications – without having to change any code
  • WCF improvements that give developers more control over the way they access data and services
  • Streamlined installation experience for client applications
  • Improvements in the area of data platform, such as the ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services and support for SQL Server 2008’s new features

A full list of fixes can be found here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/… and full information on what’s included in these SP’s can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/…

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 can be downloaded by using the install here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/…

There are a few installation notes to be aware off so have a read of the release notes. One important one:

If you have Microsoft Windows Vista and are trying to install Visual Studio 2008 SP1, close the Sidebar before continuing with the installation.

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