VS 2008 Beta 2 has released

This is a significant milestone in the VS 2008 development cycle. Almost all our features have completed in this broadly available public release and you can expect a significant upgrade in features when compared to Beta 1. If you haven't already got a copy, download one from here.

Are you a little intimidated with the size of the download? With VS 2008 beta 2 we are for the first time on a large scale trying Microsoft Secure Content Distribution (MSCD) system that uses peer-to-peer technology developed at MSR to allow faster and easier downloads. More details on MSCD can be found at the Microsoft Research web site.

Let us know how you find the Beta 2. Give feedback through Microsoft Connect.

Comments

• Anonymous
  August 08, 2007
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• Anonymous
  October 01, 2007
  hi can we install vsto 2005 with vs 2008 beta 2 orcas standard version

• Anonymous
  October 01, 2007
  Hi Ranjit, Yes, VS 2008 Beta 2 should work side-by-side with VSTO 2008. However, you can develop only for 1 version of Office at any given time - Office 2003 or 2007 depending on whichever is installed on your machine. Thanks, Nikhil