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This white paper describes the key capabilities of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

• This white paper describes the key capabilities of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Visual Studio 2008 provides a powerful tool-set for building software for Windows, the Web, mobile devices, and the Microsoft Office system. Regardless of the specific target platform, Visual Studio enhances developer productivity by providing tools that help them write code faster and streamline other development-related tasks.

Files

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File	Size
VisualStudio2008.docx SHA1: a585e49c36fa3b21576bbd719b9d6b765c55df5a	167 KB
VisualStudio2008.pdf SHA1: de6e7b54c24156f0cfd6bd9b98e0aa2e415f32a7	374 KB
VisualStudio2008.xps SHA1: 6e489584af810af9a6f8a206d9cd468ddb0d788c	357 KB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

This download includes .xps files. XPS was a Microsoft document format intended to replace PDF. To view these files, you may need to install the XPS Essentials Pack.

• To view the Word document, you'll need a copy of Microsoft Office Word 2007, or Microsoft Word 97 or later with the free Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.
  To view the PDF file, you'll need a PDF reader, such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  To view the XPS file, you'll need Windows Vista, or the Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack.

• Download this white paper in your choice of the following formats: Microsoft Word document (DOCX), PDF file or XPS file.