Visual Studio 2005 SP1 for VSTS and Express are now available

A couple of important updates were released to Microsoft Update and WSUS, along with this short note regarding what those updates do (and don't) apply to. (Thanks to Thao Doan from the Visual Studio team for the info!)

-Don

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This morning (January 29, 2007) we have published two bundles of Visual Stusio 2005 Service Pack 1 on Mircrosoft Updates: VSTS and Express. Their description is below:

Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (VSTS)
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 updates Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Explorer with the latest security and stability enhancements to help keep those systems up-to-date, reliable, and secure. The goal of all of our service packs is to increase the overall quality of the existing product features while maintaining a high level of compatibility. The installation of this service pack might take up to several hours. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions Service Pack 1
Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions Service Pack 1 updates Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition systems with the latest security and stability enhancements to help keep those systems up-to-date, reliable, and secure. The goal of all of our service packs is to increase the overall quality of the existing product features while maintaining a high level of compatibility. The installation of this service pack might take up to several hours. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Note
These packages don’t contain Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Service Pack1 which targets the following editions: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Dual-Server (Application Tier), Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Dual-Server (Data Tier), Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Single Server, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Proxy, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Build. The Service Pack 1 update for Team Foundation Server will be available shortly..

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