Important downloads for Sharepoint and .NET developers

Important downloads for Sharepoint and .NET developers

If you want to try out the full version of Visual Studio 2008 then you can use the below link to download it directly from Microsoft's website.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/d/81d3f35e-fa03-485b-953b-ff952e402520/VS2008ProEdition90dayTrialENUX1435622.iso

For sharepoint developers, to download Windows sharepoint services 3.0 with service pack 2 go to the below link:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7006

To download Visual Studio 2008 extensions for Sharepoint visit the below url: 
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21082

Microsoft has launched Sharepoint Foundation 2010 for 64 bit machines. If you want to develop Sharepoint applications on a 64 bit laptop/Desktop with Windows Vista/7 installed then try Sharepoint foundation 2010:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5970


To start the development you will need Visual Studio 2010. The evaluation version of this can be downloaded from the below url:
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/try


There are very interesting training materials provided by Microsoft for learning framework 4.0 technology and Visual Studio 2010. This Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23507