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Windows Vista Developer Story 

Brief Description
An executable containing the Windows Vista Developer Story and an Excel spreadsheet listing the new Vista APIs.

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Quick Details
File Name:Top10Wave.exe
Version:1.0
Date Published:3/19/2008
Language:English
Download Size:5.4 MB
Estimated Download Time: 14 min 56K

Overview

The Windows Vista Developer Story introduces users to new features of the Windows Vista operating system by providing a cohesive story about how the features fit together to make a compelling platform for developers. The Developer Story topics explain how to take advantage of a new feature or solve a problem using the new Windows technologies. The topics include conceptual information for context and technical specifications for practical application of each scenario.

This download contains the following documents: the Windows Vista Developer Story (TopTen.chm) and a list of the new Windows Vista APIs (New Windows Vista APIs.xls).

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Excel (to view New Windows Vista APIs.xls)

Note: This download runs on any Windows platform that supports .exe and .chm files.

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