The getting started sample that the first link on this page points to is for V Studio version 8 (2005) not version 9 (2008) even though it says at the top of this page
"This page is specific to Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5"
In fact it is not just a single sample, it is a whole series of directories containing multiple examples, not just a "Getting Started Sample"
When I load it, VS 2008 offers to upgrade it to a 2008 solution.