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Hello, everyone...

I just want to ask if someone here knows to where I can download msdn 2005 library so that it will me easy in creating an application..

I hope you could help me with one because mostly of the msdn for download, I search is all about msdn 2008. What I want is msdn 2005...


YOUR HELP IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED...

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jwenting commented: pirate -3

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A short, practical update and safe paths to the MSDN/VS2005 documentation that answer ’s original request and clear up the thread’s confusion.

Official archived Visual Studio 2005 documentation is available from Microsoft as packaged PDF files (C++, C#, VB, general VS docs). These PDFs are the supported offline copies Microsoft publishes now; they can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center (select the language and the PDF files needed). (microsoft.com)
Visual Studio 2005 Retired documentation (Microsoft Download Center). (microsoft.com)

Background/context: Microsoft began providing MSDN disc editions as downloadable images in the mid‑2000s (the disc/ISO distribution model changed in 2006), and the April 2007 MSDN Library corresponds to Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 content. If the goal is the full old offline “MSDN Library” experience (the multi‑CD/DVD ISOs), that April 2007 edition is the historically correct set for VS2005/SP1. (en.wikipedia.org)

Practical guidance: for quick, searchable offline help use the Microsoft PDF packages (easy to index with the OS or a desktop search tool). If an integrated F1/help experience inside Visual Studio 2005 is essential, use the MSDN Library ISOs and install them on a machine with Visual Studio 2005 + SP1 — note this setup can behave poorly on modern Windows versions, so running it inside a legacy VM is the most reliable approach. The SP1 release notes and retired docs pages are the authoritative references when matching docs to VS2005. (learn.microsoft.com)

Thread notes: ’s point that Microsoft distributed MSDN offline media is correct; ’s piracy warning is also important — prefer Microsoft-hosted downloads or MSDN subscription downloads where available rather than third‑party mirrors. The Microsoft Download Center PDF packages are the safest, legally supported fallback if the older ISOs are not listed. (microsoft.com)

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moved because this isn't a VB.NET question.

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you should have deleted it as this is a request for pirated software which is a clear violation of the TOS as well as an incitement for peope to commit a crime (or help OP commit a crime which in itself is a crime in many places).

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you should have deleted it as this is a request for pirated software which is a clear violation of the TOS as well as an incitement for peope to commit a crime (or help OP commit a crime which in itself is a crime in many places).

No its not. msdn can be downloaded for free from Microsoft. He just wants to know where to get the 2005 version instead of 2008 that is currently available at M$, or at least it used to be. I think all he wants is the help files which are also distributed free with some other compilers, such as Dev-C++.

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:D

commented: Was there a point to awakening an old thread? -7
commented: what was so funny ? -7
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:D

Was there a point to awakening an old thread?

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please give me a link of MSDN 2005

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As jbennet said a year ago when this thread was resurrected then:

Was there a point to awakening an old thread?

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