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The Microsoft Visual J# .NET version 1.1 Redistributable Package includes everything you need to run your Visual J# .NET applications on a computer that already has the Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 installed. The Visual J# .NET Redistributable...

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express (64-bit) is a free, easy-to-use graphical management tool for managing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services. SSMSE can also manage instances of the SQL...

Developers and server administrators can use the Web Platform Installer 1.0 to more easily discover, download and install the Microsoft Web platform. Using the Web Platform Installer's simple user interface, you can select specific components or install...

Attention! After you download you must request your product activation key here. This download is a plug-in for Visual Studio 2005 (except Express), if you don't have Visual Studio 2005, you can also download an evaluation copy of Visual Studio 2005...

This web installer downloads and installs Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1. An Internet connection is required during installation. See the 'Additional Information' section below for alternative (ISO) download options. Please Note: This installer is for...

Microsoft PlayReady technology is optimized for the mobile industry to support the growth of online content services, and includes features designed to make it easier than ever for consumers to enjoy mobile digital entertainment. This runtime allows PC...

The MDAC 2.6 SP2 redistributable installer installs the same Data Access core components as Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP2. This release does not include Microsoft Jet, the Microsoft Jet OLE DB Provider, the Desktop Database Drivers ODBC Driver, or the...

The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) Version 7.1.0 is an update to the WDK 7.0.0 release and contains the tools, code samples, documentation, compilers, headers and libraries with which software developers create drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP,...

Northwind and Pubs Sample Databases for SQL Server 2000 provides scripts for creating the Northwind and pubs sample databases for use with SQL Server 2000 and MSDE 2000. The scripts have been updated to remove the guest account to improve security. The...

The Visual J# Redistributable Package is not intended to run applications that were written with other Java-language development tools. Applications and services built with Visual J# will run only on the .NET Framework and will not run on any Java Virtual...