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The Patterns & Practices Enterprise Library is a library of Application Blocks designed to assist developers with common enterprise development challenges. Application Blocks are a type of guidance, provided as source code, that can be used as-is,...

Visual Basic .NET Code Sample: Using the COM Port in VB.NET sample demonstrates how to control a communications port from .NET. Since the .NET Framework does not support direct control of the Comm Port, a separate class is used that provides direct Win32...

Visual Basic .NET Code Samples: Master Set of 101 Samples includes a master set of Visual Basic .NET code samples demonstrating various aspects of the language in the following areas: syntax, data access, Windows Forms, Web development and Web services,...

Platform SDK Redistributable: Microsoft Agent contains the redistributable files for Microsoft Agent 2.0. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this release:This version is the first release on CNET...

VBRun60sp3.exe is a self-extracting executable file that installs the latest versions of the Microsoft Visual Basic run-time files required by all applications created with Visual Basic 6.0. The files include the fixes shipped with Visual Studio 6.0...

Platform SDK Redistributable: CAPICOM contains the redistributable files for CAPICOM 2.1.0.2 and samples of its use. CAPICOM can be used to digitally sign data, sign code, verify digital signatures, envelop data for privacy, hash data, encrypt/decrypt...

Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0. SP1 provides the latest updates to Visual FoxPro 9.0 combining various enhancements and stability improvements into one integrated package. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new...

Platform SDK: Microsoft Active Accessibility 2.0 Redistributable contains the redistributable files for Microsoft Active Accessibility 2.0. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this release:This version is the first...

XP Theme Support Add In is the supporting code sample for the article Creating a Visual Studio .NET Add-In to Provide Windows XP Theme Support published on MSDN by Duncan Mackenzie. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in...

910439 - Troubleshooting Forms Authentication contains the FormsAuthLogger.exe file. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this release:This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.Requirements:Windows...