Best Developer Tutorials for Microsoft

LIVE on Windows brings a new generation of online gaming to Windows. Join us to hear about how LIVE can provide you with the technology to fully enable your games for multiplayer gaming and extensive community. The LIVE platform provides you with...

This sample demonstrates how to create a splash screen form on a separate thread from the main form. The splash screen will periodically update a busy animation and shut down when either the form has finished loading or a specified amount of time has...

This application shows you how to execute SQL statements from code using ADO .NET. It creates a database, a table, a stored procedure, and a view. SQL statements are then executed that populate the table with data from the Northwind database. This table...

Windows Management Instrumentation Tutorial is designed to help you understand how to use and create modification to the WMI schema. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this release:This version is the first release on...

Learn how to perform serial communications from your .NET Compact Framework-based application. 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...

The ADFS Management Pack monitors the health of ADFS components that are available in Windows Server 2003 R2. It includes a set of views, and it provides monitoring for the following core components: Federation Service, Federation Service Proxy,...

Hands on labs for Enterprise Library from patterns & practices. Includes 8 labs in both C# and VB.NET. Each lab takes about 30-60 minutes to complete. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this release:is version is the...

The Exchange Server 2007 SDK December 2006 Documentation and Samples assist developers building applications for Exchange Server 2007. This release of the SDK provides new and updated information and sample code to help you develop collaborative...

This sample demonstrates how to enable support for XP themes in your application. 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...

The Shopping Services Architect Patterns Summary presents a systematic method for translating business requirements into an IT implementation that integrates Microsoft products, services, and support. The purpose of this summary is to convey the basic...