Time for (free) Beta Exams again

Information can be found from here

http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2010/03/17/register-for-visual-studio-2010-beta-exams.aspx

Register via http://register.prometric.com

For easier reference, exams available are listed below (along with PromoCode)

Exam 71-511, TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - 511BC
Exam 71-515, TS: Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - 515AA
Exam 70-513: TS: Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - 513CD
Exam 70-516: TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - 516B1
Exam 70-518: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - 518PE
Exam 70-519: Pro: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - 519ZS

And as always, word of advice, read and master the items in prep guide to increase your chances of passing the exams.

Good luck!

I just received a notification of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP availability when I opened my PC. (automatic updates - have mine set to notify when updates are available)

Here a link to Release Notes which I recommend reading before installing the update. More...

Microsoft Philippines Launch for these new 2008 products will be on April 10, 2008 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia Complex.

Public Registration will begin on March 24 on this Registration Link 

Stay tuned for updates on:

http://msforums.ph/forums/p/46593/220607.aspx#220607

Microsoft Philippines Heroes Happen

Hope to see you there!

I've done this a couple of times but I still tend to forget at times so I might as well post here for me and hopefully someone else's reference.

To create a Windows Service see this article by Ken Getz : Windows Services: New Base Classes in .NET Make Writing a Windows Service Easy

There are a number of ways to install a windows service, one of which is using installutil.exe but this post will be using Setup Project which for me is a little easier to implement: More...