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Windows Vista is designed to host both managed and native applications. This portal contains the tools, training, and other resources that will enable you to develop applications that take advantage of features new to Windows Vista and that run seamlessly on Windows Vista.

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Just Released: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0.3
ACT is a collection of tools to inventory, assess and help fix applications for Windows Vista deployment projects. This update to ACT includes new tools to assess application compatibility with Internet Explorer 8 and detect potential application compatibility issues caused by Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 security updates.
Microsoft Corp.
Thursday, September 04, 2008 1:45:00 AM
Internet Explorer Gallery (Beta)
Find exciting new add-on content for IE8 (Accelerators, Web Slices, Search Providers and legacy Toolbars / Extensions).
Microsoft Corp.
Friday, August 29, 2008 5:10:00 AM

Windows Vista SP1 Now Available in 36 Windows Vista Languages

Get Windows Vista SP1 in all languages via the stand-alone installer and Windows Update. MSDN Subscribers, the DVD image of Windows Vista with SP1 is currently available in 14 languages with the rest coming soon.

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Windows Vista Blogs

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Featured Windows Vista MVP

Kader Yildirim
See Kader's website WPF et XAML.
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MVP Blogs About Windows Vista

Windows Vista Applications in Code Gallery

The Temple of VB
As a regular blogger on the Visual Basic team blog page, Matt Gertz frequently posts Visual Basic applications and code snippets there. This resource... more....
Microsoft Corp.
Saturday, February 02, 2008 5:16:32 AM
Huo Chess
Huo Chess is a micro chess program in C++ that attempts to be smaller in size than the Commodore-era Microchess. The goal is to create the sma... more....
Microsoft Corp.
Saturday, February 02, 2008 5:14:24 AM
Applications = Code + Markup (Charles Petzold) Visual Basic Code Sample
Charles Petzold's latest book, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/6476.aspx">Applications... more....
Microsoft Corp.
Saturday, February 02, 2008 5:19:11 AM
Dr. Dotnetsky's Cool Code Samples
Code Samples from Peter Bromberg [C# MVP] of eggheadcafe.com fame.
Microsoft Corp.
Saturday, February 02, 2008 5:16:13 AM

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Windows Vista Projects in CodePlex

SysPad
A Notepad-like program and folder management program, especially useful for... more
CodePlex
Monday, October 06, 2008 5:43:21 PM
Odyssey WPF Controls
odyssey controlsan incresasing couple of wpf controls, like breadcrumbbar,... more
CodePlex
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:57:20 AM
Threeter
Lightweight and easy to use Twitter client written in .NET 3.5 (C#&... more
CodePlex
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7:25:13 AM

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Windows Vista Forums

Search, Organize and Visualize in Windows Vista
How to enable Windows Vista to access the content and metadata of applicati... more
DirectShow Development
Discuss how to develop DirectShow applications using the API provided in th... more

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Windows Vista Related Forums

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Content from Your Community

Calling All Students to Channel 8
Channel 8 is the place to be for students who want to code, connect and cre... more
Microsoft Corp.
Windows via C/C++
Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows is a classic book (forme... more
Microsoft Corp.
Dial Keys Gen 2 - FREE beta
DialKeys Gen2 provides Windows XP and Windows Vista touch, thumb, and pen d... more
Microsoft Corp.
5 Programs for Tweaking Vista
Was TweakUI your favorite Power Toy? Have you been searching for someth... more
Microsoft Corp.
Scott Guthrie: What's Coming for Mix, Part 2: Windows, Web, and RIA
In the second part of this two-part interview with channel 9, Scott discuss... more
Microsoft Corp.

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