VS2005Community Technical Preview Releases

October 2004 Express Editions Community Technical Preview Releases

The October 2004 Community Technical Preview (CTP) releases are now available for download. These downloads contain a more recent version of the Express Editions than the Beta, however, CTP builds do not go through the same rigourous testing that Beta builds undergo. Therefore, do not install these builds on machines you depend on.

• October 2004 Community Technical Preview Release Readme

  Read about the know issues with the October 2004 Community Technical Preview. Please read this document carefully before installing the preview.   

• Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview

  Download the Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview.   

• Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview

  Download the Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview.   

• Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview

  Download the Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview.   

• Visual J# 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview

  Download the Visual J# 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview.   

• Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview

  Download the Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Community Technical Preview.   

.NET Framework 2.0 Beta SDK and Redistributable

• .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 1 x86 (32 Bit)

  The Microsoft® .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) version 2.0 includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications—documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers. You must install the .NET Framework Redistributable Package version 2.0 prior to installing the .NET Framework SDK.   

• . NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 1 x86 (32 Bit)

  The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 beta redistributable package is the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework.   

• .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 1 IA64 (64 Bit)

  The Microsoft® .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) version 2.0 includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications—documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers. You must install the .NET Framework Redistributable Package version 2.0 prior to installing the .NET Framework SDK.   

• .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 1 IA64 (64 Bit)

  The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 beta redistributable package is the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework.   

• .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 1 x64 (64 Bit)

  The Microsoft® .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) version 2.0 includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications—documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers. You must install the .NET Framework Redistributable Package version 2.0 prior to installing the .NET Framework SDK.   

• .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 1 x64 (64 Bit)

  The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 beta redistributable package is the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework.