Visual Studio Code Name Orcas? delivers on Microsofts vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. This new version enables any size organization to rapidly create more secure, manageable, and more reliable applications that take advantage of Windows Vista, 2007 Office System and the Web. By building these new types of applications, organizations will find it easier than ever before to capture and analyze information so that they can make effective business decisions.
For an overview of Visual Studio Code Name Orcas? and to see the list of features that are available in this beta release please review the Visual Studio Code Name Overview Whitepaper.This beta release is available in English and Japanese only.

This beta targets early adopters of the Microsoft technology, platform, and tools offerings. It enables developers to experience the upcoming toolset and underlying platform improvements. We designed this release to enable developers to try out new technology and product changes, but not to build production systems. This limitation is fully covered in the EULA that accompanies this beta.

Note:

Please ensure that you have followed the instruction described below.

Download both the Orcas Base Image and all eight files of the differencing image to your local machine
Launch the VPC differencing image on your Virtual PC or Virtual Server following the instructions section below and logon using the credential provided here:

Username: Administrator
Password: P2ssw0rd

When uninstalling this beta release existing Visual Studio and .NET Framework installations may be affected. Please check the ReadMe file for more information

Visual Studio Code Name Orcas Beta 1 Team Foundation Server (.iso image)