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How to obtain the latest Visual Studio 2005 service pack
Describes how to obtain service packs for Visual Studio 2005. Includes links to fix list information and to release notes.
List of issues that are fixed in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 for Visual Studio 2005
Also lists the new features in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2.
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Release Notes
Contains the contents of the Release Notes from Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Troubleshooting - Visual Studio 2005 Team System

BUG: You may receive compilation errors when you define the _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC constant and include the Stdlib.h file in a C++ application in Visual Studio 2005
Discusses a problem where you receive compilation errors in Visual Studio 2005 when you compile a C++ application that defines the _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC constant and the Crtdbg.h file is included before the Stdlib.h file.
BUG: Error message when you try to install a Visual C++ assembly that is signed by using a CLR attribute in the global assembly cache: "Failure adding assembly to the cache"
Describes a problem that occurs when you try to install a Visual C++ assembly that is signed by using a CLR attribute in the global assembly cache, and you receive an error message.
BUG: Error message when an MFC application contains an event handler that uses the CRichEditView::FindText method or the CRichEditView::FindTextSimple method in Visual Studio 2005: "Debug Assertion Failed"
Discusses a problem that may occur when the base class for the MFC application is the CRichEditView class and the CRichEditView::FindText method or the CRichEditView::FindTextSimple method returns false. Describes a workaround for this problem.

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List of bugs that are fixed in Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1
Lists Microsoft Knowledge Base articles about bugs that Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 includes fixes for.
How to obtain the latest Visual Studio 2005 service pack
Describes how to obtain service packs for Visual Studio 2005. Includes links to fix list information and to release notes.
How to enable tracing in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
Describes how to enable tracing in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals by setting the Tracing registry key.
How to change the value of the ComVisibleAttribute attribute in Visual Studio 2005
Describes the methods to change the value of the ComVisibleAttribute attribute in Visual Studio 2005. By default, the value of this attribute is set to True.
How to play .wav sound files and system sounds by using the My namespace in Visual Basic 2005
Provides step-by-step instructions to play audio files by using the My namespace in Visual Basic 2005.
How to switch between forms in a Windows Forms application that is built by using Visual Basic 2005
Describes how to switch between forms in a Windows Forms application by using the My.Forms object in Visual Basic 2005.
How to enumerate the software products that are installed on a computer by using the My namespace in Visual Basic 2005
Describes how to enumerate the software products that are installed on a computer by using Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 and the Windows registry. Sample code is provided.
Description of the security update for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development platform
Describes the security update for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development platform.
List of new features and issues that are fixed in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 software update for Visual Studio 2005
Lists the new features and fixed issues that are contained in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This service pack is a software update for Visual Studio 2005.
List of issues that are fixed in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 for Visual Studio 2005
Also lists the new features in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2.
How to use Visual Studio 2005 to create an ASP.NET 2.0 Web application that uses drop-down lists for users to edit data
Provides step-by-step instructions to replace the default text boxes with drop-down list boxes in GridView controls. The sample project uses the PUBS database in SQL Server 2000 as the data source.
You may encounter connectivity issues when you connect an application to SQL Server 2008 CTP
Describes the compatibility of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview.
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista release notes
Describes issues that concern installation, un-installation, and changes for Visual Studio Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista.
How to debug a COM+ component by using Visual Studio 2005 or by using Visual Studio .NET
Discusses how to debug a COM+ component by using Visual Studio 2005 or by using Visual Studio .NET. Includes instructions for how to debug a local COM+ component and a remote COM+ component.
How to handle dates and times that include DST
Describes developer guidelines for date handling and for time handling. Includes guidelines to handle DST.
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Release Notes
Contains the contents of the Release Notes from Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

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A LNK1175 error message is not returned when you specify an invalid base address of your application executable file in Visual Studio 2005
Describes a problem that occurs when you specify an invalid base address of your application executable file, and you do not receive a LNK1175 error message.
Many syntax errors and type specifier errors occur when you try to build a DirectX-based C++ application in Visual Studio 2005
Describes a problem that occurs when the DirectX include file directive is located before the Windows include file directive.
The command-line arguments that you specify are not passed to the debug executable file when you enable the Debug in Zone feature in Visual Studio 2005
Discusses the behavior that command-line arguments are not passed to a debug executable file when you enable the Debug in Zone feature in Visual Studio 2005.
You receive a warning message when you use a four-part name or a three-part name for a SQL Server 2005 database project in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
Describes a behavior that occurs because four-part names and three-part names are not supported for SQL Server 2005 database projects in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals.
Error message when you try to import a Transact-SQL script in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals: "The .sql file contains more than one data definition language (DDL) statement."
Discusses a problem that may occur when a Transact-SQL script contains multiple constraint statements. Describes a workaround.
Error message when you try to import an object schema that references a linked server in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals: "Could not find server 'ServerName' in sysservers. Execute sp_addlinkedserver to add the server to sysserv
Describes an error message that you may receive when you try to import an object schema that references a linked server in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals.
The "New Data Comparison Wizard" in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals only compares tables and views that have indexes or primary keys
Explains that the "New Data Comparison Wizard" only compares tables and views that have indexes or primary keys.
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Describes a problem that occurs because the Terminal Services service is disabled.
Error message when you try to build a C++ Web project by using Visual Studio 2005: "Error VCD0038"
Describes a behaviorthat may occur when you try to build a C++ Web project when you are using a 64-bit operating system. Describes a method to work around this behavior.
Debugging fails, and you do not receive a clear error message about the failure in Visual Studio 2005
Describes the problem that the application does not run on the device, and debugging fails. Requires that you change the deployment target to resolve the problem.
The "Add New Item" dialog box does not display all the item templates that are available in Visual Studio 2005
Describes a problem that occurs when the "Add New Item" dialog box displays a subdirectory in the Categories pane.
BUG: Error message when you run a Visual C++ program that calls the execve function or the wexecve function in Visual Studio 2005: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150004)"
Describes an issue where you receive an error message when you run a Visual C++ program that calls the execve function or the wexecve function in Visual Studio 2005.
BUG: You may receive compilation errors when you define the _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC constant and include the Stdlib.h file in a C++ application in Visual Studio 2005
Discusses a problem where you receive compilation errors in Visual Studio 2005 when you compile a C++ application that defines the _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC constant and the Crtdbg.h file is included before the Stdlib.h file.
BUG: Error message when you try to install a Visual C++ assembly that is signed by using a CLR attribute in the global assembly cache: "Failure adding assembly to the cache"
Describes a problem that occurs when you try to install a Visual C++ assembly that is signed by using a CLR attribute in the global assembly cache, and you receive an error message.
BUG: Error message when you convert an MFC application in Visual Studio 2005: "This application has failed to start because MSVCR80D.dll was not found"
Discusses a problem that may occur when you convert an MFC application from Visual Studio .NET 2003 or from Visual Studio .NET 2002. This problem is more likely to occur on 64-bit computers or on computers that have very fast processors.
BUG: You receive many compilation error messages when you compile a Visual C++ application in Visual Studio 2005
Discusses a problem that occurs when you compile an application that includes the Windows.h and Gdiplus.h header files. Provides a workaround.
The just-in-time (JIT) debugging options are disabled in Visual Studio 2005 when you disable the JIT debugging options in Visual Studio .NET 2003
Describes the problem that occurs when you disable the JIT debugging options in Visual Studio .NET 2003 when Visual Studio 2005 is also installed on your computer. The JIT options are also disabled in Visual Studio 2005. A resolution is provided.
A warning symbol appears in Solution Explorer next to a reference when you rebuild a solution that contains two projects in Visual Studio 2005
Describes a behavior that may occur when a project contains a reference to a file that another project in the solution generates.
The XML editor converts all XDR schemas to XSD schemas when you load an XML file in Visual Studio 2005
Describes a problem that occurs when you load an XML file in Visual Studio 2005, and the XML editor converts all XDR schemas to XSD schemas.
Error message when you use the CREATE ASSEMBLY statement in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals "CREATE ASSEMBLY statement can only have binary elements in its FROM clause"
Discusses an issue in which you receive an error message when you use the CREATE ASSEMBLY statement. This issue occurs when the CREATE ASSEMBLY statement includes a file path that references a CLR assembly.
You may receive an error message when you try to populate a SQL Server 2000 table with a Data Generation plan in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals: "System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Disallowed implicit conversion from data type nte
Describes a problem in which a Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals Data Generation plan may not work when you try to populate a table that has a varchar or nvarchar field that contains more than 4000 characters.
You may receive an error message when you try to populate a table by using a data generation plan in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
Describes a problem where Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals does not validate if the number of rows that are added by the data generation plan exceeds the maximum number of rows that are permitted in an identity column.
You may receive error messages when you build a team project that contains a database unit test in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
Describes a problem in which a database project in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals that contains database unit tests may fail when you build the project in a team project.
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Describes a problem that occurs when you try to install a ClickOnce application from a Web server. Installation fails, and you receive an error message. The article describes three ways to work around this problem.
BUG: Error message when an MFC application contains an event handler that uses the CRichEditView::FindText method or the CRichEditView::FindTextSimple method in Visual Studio 2005: "Debug Assertion Failed"
Discusses a problem that may occur when the base class for the MFC application is the CRichEditView class and the CRichEditView::FindText method or the CRichEditView::FindTextSimple method returns false. Describes a workaround for this problem.

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