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Windows-based Applications, Components, and Services

.NET Framework 3.5

.NET Framework 2.0

This section discusses Windows-based applications, components of various kinds, XML Web services, Windows services, console applications, and 64-bit applications.

In This Section

Creating Windows-Based Applications: Provides links to information about how to create traditional Windows-based applications.
Components in Visual Studio: Provides links to information about component programming in the .NET Framework.
Services in Managed Code: Provides links to information about how to create Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) applications in Visual Studio and how to work with Web Services created in earlier versions of Visual Studio.
Windows Service Applications: Provides links to information about how to create an application that is installed as a service. You can create services, install them, and start, stop, and otherwise control their behavior.
Building Console Applications: Discusses how to use the Console class to read characters from and write characters to the console.
64-bit Applications: Discusses issues related to developing applications that will run on a Windows 64-bit operating system.

Related Sections

Visual Web Developer: Provides links to information about how to create Web applications.
Deciding Which Technologies and Tools To Use: Provides a guide for deciding which approach or technology to use, in addition to links to more information.

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