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Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is Here
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Windows® API Code Pack v1.0
The Windows® API Code Pack provides a source code library that can be used to access Windows features from managed code.

Download Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 significantly improve the developer experience during the development process, and at runtime. These improvements address top issues reported by customers.

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