Get everything you need to run .NET Compact Framework applications including the Common Language Runtime and the .NET Compact Framework class library....

Develop custom solutions that use the smart document functionality introduced in the Microsoft Office System. This SDK contains documentation sample smart documents tools and XML schema definition files to assist you with developing smart documents....

Open and royalty-free documentation and license of the Microsoft Office 2003 XML Reference Schemas for Excel InfoPath Word and Visio as well as schema information for OneNote Project and Office Research Services. January 2005 update...

This newly released service pack addresses customer issues and provides a new Kerberos token that enables support for constrained delegation and clustering scenarios....

Read the Microsoft security update for October 2004 which addresses newly discovered issues in Windows Exchange and Office....

This download provides two main tools used by the Microsoft SQL Server Product Support teams Read80Trace and OSTRESS....

SQLXML enables XML support for your SQL Server Database. It allows developers to bridge the gap between XML and relational data. You can create XML View of your existing relational data and work with it as if it was an XML file....

Download the Community Technology Preview CTP of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. Unlike beta releases that receive a much higher level of testing and feature work CTPs are intended to expose the latest working build to developers....

The Microsoft XML Parser MSXML 3.0 SP5 release offers a number of security fixes and bug fixes over the previous MSXML 3.0 SP releases....

Read the GDI security update for September 2004 which addresses newly discovered issues in JPEG processing technology affecting software that supports the JPEG image format....

Understand the format and structure of the XML manifest file that Spin.exe uses to process and load files into SharePoint Portal Server 2003 document libraries based on SQL Server....

MBSA is the free best practices vulnerability assessment tool for the Microsoft platform. It is a tool designed for the IT Professional that helps with the assessment phase of an overall security management strategy. MBSA Version 1.2.1 includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Windows systems....

Use the new SDK to build ink-enabled applications for Tablet PC 2005. Includes improved handwriting recognition access to digitizer data in real time and improved inking components....

Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Beta 1 Manual Setup Instructions...

Visual J 2005 Express Edition Beta 1 Manual Download Instructions...