How to download and install Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 Offline

Recently Microsoft has released the first major update for its flagship IDE i.e. Visual Studio 2012. Visual Studio 2012 Update 1, a “regular cadence”, is aimed to provide new and improved tools and capabilities for building modern apps. S. Somasegar, Corp VC of Microsoft’s Developer Division says, With this and future updates, we’re striving to [...]

Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5 release date announced

Do you guys know what’s just around the corner? Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5! Yes! After announcing Windows 8 availability dates, Microsoft announced the availability of its next-generation developer suite on Wednesday, and said that Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.5 will come out on September 12. Microsoft is positioning Visual Studio 2012 [...]

Visual Studio 2012 RC for Windows 8 Available Now! (All ISO Images)

With the advent of the Windows 8 Release Preview, Microsoft has just gone live with the download links for release candidate version of Visual Studio 2012 formally known as “Visual Studio 11″. The release has a lot of changes compared to the beta version that was first released in late February. For your conveience, we have grabbed direct download links from official [...]

Microsoft tweaks Visual Studio 11 RC UI

As we know Microsoft is gearing up the Release Preview of Windows 8 early next month and at the same time – it may be accompanied by Visual Studio 11 RC. In a recent blog post authored by Microsoft’s Monty Hammontree – Director of User Experience, Microsoft Developer Tools Division has shared an update on [...]

Visual Studio 11 Beta for Windows 8 Available Now! (All ISO Images)

Microsoft takes care everyone! now its developers turn. Microsoft is also releasing Visual Studio 11 Beta for Windows 8. Visual Studio 11 beta brings many improvements, including workflows, new preview tabs, clutter free user interface and streamlines application lifecycle management. In addition to Beta, Microsoft has also released .Net Framework 4.5 and Team Foundation Server Express. While [...]

Microsoft to release Visual Studio 11 Beta on February 29, 2012

Microsoft has just made another big announcement that they will also release code-named “Visual Studio 11” Beta and .Net Framework 4.5 Beta on February 29, 2012. Visual Studio 11 is the newer version of Microsoft’s flagship development environment simplifies common workflows, reduces user interface complexities and streamlines application lifecycle management, improving collaboration for developers and [...]

FIX: An error: “Saving changes is not permitted” is raised while modifying a table in SQL Server

When a table is modified and saved in SQL Server; an error is raised: Saving changes is not permitted. The changes that you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can’t be re-created or enabled the option Prevent saving changes that require [...]

Download: Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 now available

Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 is available for everyone now. Just 2 days back, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 of Visual Studio 2010 to MSDN. S. Somasegar, Senior Vice President, Developer Division revealed On March 8th, MSDN subscribers will be able to download and install Visual Studio 2010 SP1 from their subscriber downloads. If [...]

Visual Studio 2010 Uninstall Utility: Clean/Uninstall Visual Studio 2010 completely

Sometimes you cannot uninstall the Visual Studio 2010 on your computer by using the Add or Remove Programs feature in Control Panel of Windows XP or the Programs and Features feature in Control Panel of Windows Vista and Windows 7, if one of the following reasons is true. The installation process was not halted and [...]

How to Get Visual Studio 2010 Product Key, Extend Trail Period & Activate it

The most prominent question is asked by new Visual Studio players (IMO Users is not a suitable word for them). Just like Windows and Office suite, Microsoft has implemented product activation and validation in Visual Studio 2010 to prevent piracy and provide additional benefits of genuine product. While installing Visual Studio doesn’t prompt for product [...]