C# ASP.NET with VS2008 IDE (Part 1)

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Launch Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 shortcut will prompt the type of
environment settings:-

[x] General Development Settings -- configures the environment to
closely match earlier version of Visual Studio to provide an
experience that is already familiar to you. Select this collection of
settings if you develop in MORE THAN ONE programming language.

[x] Visual Basic Development Settings -- optimizes the environment so
you can focus on building world-class applications. This collection of
settings contains customizations to the window layout command menus
and keyboard shortcuts to make common Visual Basic commands more
accessible.

[x] Visual C# Development Settings -- customizes the environment to
maximize code editor screen space and improve the visibility of
commands specific to C#. Increase productivity with keyboard shortcuts
that are designed to be easy to learn and use.

[x] Visual C++ Development Settings -- equips the environment with the
tools necessary to develop native and managed C++ applications. This
collection of settings also contains Visual C++ 6 style keyboard
shortcuts among other customizations.

[x] Web Development Settings -- optimizes the environment to provide
the most convenient access to commands and options for web development
activities, regardless of programming language used. Options for other
types of development activities are deemphasized.

[x] My Previous Settings -- choose this option if you would like to
continue to use your previous settings (e.g. Visual Studio 2008 Team
System). If you do not choose this option, you can import your
previous settings later by clicking on the Tools menu, choosing Import
and Export Settings and then choosing Import selected environment
settings.

In the case of C#, I select Visual C# Development Settings as my
default environment settings, and click Start Visual Studio. The
environment configuration for first time use will take a few
minutes.