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If the setup fails with "None of the products that are addressed by this software update are installed on this computer. Click Cancel to exit setup." try the following: Start the setup and wait till the dialog appears, but don't click cancel. Now go to the root of the drive where VS2008 is installed. There should be a folder with a random name ("2a3c3425751ec881b40910" for example), copy the VS90-VCFeaturePack-Beta-KB945273-x86x64-ENU.msp file to a different location. Now cancel the setup. Now double-click the msp-file to start the patch manually. Make sure that you have at least 1 GB of free disk space on drive C.

A beta version of a major MFC/TR1 feature pack is now available for download. Please note that this feature pack is only supported on systems which have the English language (ENU) version of Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite or Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition installed. These components allow developers to create applications with the “look and feel” of the most popular Microsoft products - including Office, Internet Explorer, and Visual Studio. With this update, you’ll be able to build applications that utilize: · Office Ribbon style interface · Office 2007, Office 2003 and Office XP look and feel · Modern Visual Studio-style docking toolbars and panes · Fully customizable toolbars and menus · A rich set of advanced GUI controls · Advanced MDI tabs and groups · And much more! In addition, this release includes an implementation of TR1. Portions of TR1 are scheduled for adoption in the upcoming C++0x standard as ...

Android™ will deliver a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications. An early look at the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) is now available . Open Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer. It is built to be truly open. For example, an application could call upon any of the phone's core functionality such as making calls, sending text messages, or using the camera, allowing developers to create richer and more cohesive experiences for users. Android is built on the open Linux Kernel. Furthermore, it utilizes a custom virtual machine that has been designed to optimize memory and hardware resources in a mobile environment. Android will be open source; it can be liberally extended to incorporate new cutting edge technologies as they emerge. The platform will continue to evolve as the developer community works...