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Windows Vista

Windows Vista Developer Story gives an overview of the enhancements made in Windows Vista from a developer perspective

MSDN Nuggets help you to get started with Windows Vista

Glass with C# in Windows Vista	Watch as a streaming file	Download as a zip file
Building RSS Applications with IE7 in Windows Vista	Watch as a streaming file	Download as a zip file
Integrating Your Application with Windows Vista User Account Control	Watch as a streaming file	Download as a zip file
Programming with Windows Vista Task Dialogs and Other comctl32 v6 Controls	Watch as a streaming file	Download as a zip file
Using Application Restart and Recovery	Watch as a streaming file	Download as a zip file
Sidebar Gadgets in Windows Vista	Watch as a streaming file	Download as a zip file
Windows Error Reporting in Windows Vista	Watch as a streaming file	Download as a zip file

The following webcasts go deeper to explore some key aspects of Windows Vista:

•	MSDN Architecture Webcast: Using and Creating Gadgets for Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista
•	MSDN Webcast: The Revolutionary Windows Vista Transactional NTFS (TxF) Infrastructure
•	MSDN Architecture Webcast: Modifying Applications to Run on Windows Vista
•	MSDN Architecture Webcast: Using Windows SideShow
•	MSDN Webcast: What Can Windows Vista Do for You?
•	MSDN Webcast: Building Peer to Peer Applications

The following Channel 9 Videos have interesting information on Windows Vista:

•	New Vista GUI Stuff for Devs
•	The Advancement of Windows: Michael Fortin - Windows Vista SuperFetch
•	The Advancement of Windows: Narayanan Ganapathy - Windows Vista IO
•	Windows Vista: Ready for ReadyDrive
•	Arun Kishan - Process Management in Windows Vista
•	Diving into the Vista Heap
•	Going Deep: Richard Ward - Engineering security into Windows Vista
•	Charlie Owen - Your first Media Center/Vista application (and a look at their secret room)
•	Rob Short (and kernel team) - Going deep inside Windows Vista's kernel architecture
•	Cleartype Team - Typography in Windows Vista
•	Vista Audio Stack and API
•	Surendra Verma: Vista Transactional File System
•	Sean Alexander (and others) - Windows Vista Sidebar and Gadgets
•	Tomas Palmer and Tolga Acar - Crypto in Windows Vista
•	Chris Jones - 10 things devs need to know to build a great Windows Vista application
•	Kam Vedbrat - Looking at Windows Vista's user interface (AERO)
•	Rob Kenny - Application Compatibility

Office 2007

Office Business Applications (OBA)

•	Video: Office Business Applications Explained provides an overview of the Office 2007 Developer Platform
•	Javed Sikander explains the notion of Office Business Applications in What is an OBA?
•	Building Office Business Applications
•	Office Business Applications: Building Composite Applications Using the Microsoft Platform

Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition (VSTO SE):

•	Customize the Office (2007) Ribbon UI for Developers (Part 1)
•	Customize the Office (2007) Ribbon UI for Developers (Part 2)
•	Customize the Office (2007) Ribbon UI for Developers (Part 3)
•	Understanding the Excel Object Model from a Visual Studio 2005 Developer's Perspective
•	Understanding the Word Object Model from a Visual Studio 2005 Developer's Perspective
•	Architecture of the Outlook Add-in Support in Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office
•	Creating Custom Task Panes Using Visual Studio Tools for Office
•	Compare VBA 6.0 and Visual Studio Tools for Office
•	Migrating a VBA Solution to a Visual Studio Tools for Office Add-In
•	MSDN Webcast: Advanced Topics for Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System (Level 200)

OpenXML File Formats

•	Application Development using the Open XML file formats
•	MSDN Webcast: Open XML Format for Architects
•	ARCast: Office 2007 Open XML Format (Part 1 of 2)
•	ARCast: Office 2007 Open XML Format (Part 2 of 2)
•	OpenXML and Ribbon Customization: Using MS Office Word 2007 to Modify Mindjet MindManager Maps

Microsoft Office Sharepoint Portal Server (MOSS)

•	MSDN Webcast: SharePoint Workflow Development and Modifications
•	MSDN Webcast: Integrating Line-of-Business Data and Applications into Your Enterprise Portal
•	MSDN Webcast: Extending the Web Content Management Features of Office SharePoint Server 2007
•	MSDN Webcast: Building Collaborative Applications Without Code Using Office SharePoint Designer 2007
•	Ted Pattison Shows Us SharePoint (#189)
•	MSDN Webcast: Developing, Deploying, and Hosting Rich Office InfoPath 2007 Client and Browser Forms
•	MSDN Webcast: Building Collaborative Applications Without Code Using Office SharePoint Designer 2007 (Level 300)

Hands on Labs

•	First Look at Microsoft Office 2007
•	Programmatic Manipulation of the Microsoft Office Open XML Formats
•	Understanding the 2007 Microsoft Office System User Experience and Interface Design
•	Introducing Content Types for Windows SharePoint Services

Other Resources

•	Office Developer Live: Master Office Application Development
•	Office Business Applications Developer Portal
•	VSTO Developer Portal
•	VSTO Home Page
•	OpenXML Developer Community Site
•	Office 2007 Content on Channel 9