Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition Solution Center

How-to articles - Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition

Contents of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Setup Issues Readme file
Contains the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Setup Issues Readme file on the Visual Studio 2005 media.
How to add the Area Path dimension attribute to the Area dimension in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server data warehouse Team System cube
Describes how to add the Area Path dimension attribute to the Area dimension in the Team System cube. The Team System cube is found in the data warehouse that is part of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server.
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.

Troubleshooting - Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition

FIX: Add-ins, smart documents, or smart tags that you create by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 do not run in Office
Fixes a problem where shared add-ins for Office that are created in Visual Studio 2005 for running on the .NET Framework 2.0 do not load.
FIX: A resource name appears as two separate resources in Microsoft Project when you assign the resource name in Visual Studio 2005 Team System
Fixes a problem that occurs when you assign a resource name in Visual Studio 2005 Team System, and the resource name appears as two separate resources in Microsoft Project. Includes a hotfix to resolve the problem.
FIX: You may receive an error message when you rebuild a solution and try to view a Windows Form in Design view in Visual Studio 2005
Describes that you may receive a "TypeLoad failure" error message when you rebuild a solution and try to view a Windows Form in Design view in Visual Studio 2005.

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How-to articles

How to enable tracing in Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server
Points to an MSDN article about how to enable tracing for Team Foundation Server components.
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 configure Visual Studio 2005 Team System Team Foundation Server to use a different port for the default Web site
Describes how to configure Team Foundation Server to use a different port for the default Web site.
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.
How to add the Area Path dimension attribute to the Area dimension in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server data warehouse Team System cube
Describes how to add the Area Path dimension attribute to the Area dimension in the Team System cube. The Team System cube is found in the data warehouse that is part of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server.
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 perform the basic file I/O operations in Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
Describes how to perform the basic file I/O operations in Visual C# 2005 Express Edition. This article also provides code examples that demonstrate how to perform this task.
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.
How to install an assembly in the .NET Framework global assembly cache
Describes how to create an assembly that has strong name by using Visual Studio 2005. Also describes how to install the assembly in the global assembly cache.
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).