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Preface
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What You Need to Use This Book
To run the samples in this book, you need a computer running Windows 2000 or
later (if you are using Windows NT 4.0, you can use many, but not all, of the
examples in this book; in particular, ASP.NET and .NET Web Services do not run
on NT 4.0). A few of the networking and XML solutions require Microsoft Inter-
net Information Server (IIS) Version 5 or later.
To open and compile the samples in this book, you need Visual Studio .NET 2005. If
you are proficient with the downloadable Framework SDK and its command-line
compilers, you should not have any trouble following the text of this book and the
code samples.
Platform Notes
The solutions in this book are developed using Visual Studio .NET 2005. The differ-
ences between Version 2.0 and Version 1.1 of the .NET Framework are significant,
and the sample code has changed from the first edition to reflect that. A complete list
of differences between Version 2.0 and Version 1.1 of the .NET Framework can be
found at http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/upgrade/apiChanges.aspx.
How This Book Is Organized
This book is organized into 20 chapters, each of which focuses on a particular topic
in creating C# solutions. The following paragraphs summarize each chapter to give
you an overview of this book’s contents: ...