Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta Update

Hello folks, I am a Program Manager with Developer Division and I am driving Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Community Readiness.

At this time, I would like to extend a warm thank-you to everyone who participated in the SP1 Beta Program. More than 10,000 users have registered for this program on Microsoft Connect and we are reviewing 400+ bugs and suggestions that you have submitted. I am glad we have had the opportunity to “close the loop” with you and listen to your feedback. This data is important to us and we will use it to improve the overall customer experience when this Service Pack is released in December.

One of the recurrent themes in your feedback deals with the amount of hard disk space and the amount of time it takes to install SP1. Heath Stewart, a developer with DDCPX, has blogged about these known issues. Heath is an active participant with Microsoft’s online-customer community and we encourage you to take a look at his blog for a better understanding of Windows Installer technology, and for some tips on how to reduce the install time and space requirements.

The Beta Program will end on October 30, 2006 - thank you for making this a success-story on the road to RTM!

Regards,

Alex Chik

Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Program Manager