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Welcome to the MSDN Online Downloads Area

Tools

Want to try out some great new products? Check out our tools area, where MSDN Online members and guests can download over 40 trial, beta and full versions of the latest developer products.

Samples

In this section, you will find a great variety of samples which demonstrate ways to use the latest and greatest Microsoft technologies to make your applications the best they can be. All samples have code that can be downloaded, most can be browsed online, and many have live demonstration pages. Choose from the Table of Contents to find samples focused on a particular product or technology. Entries prefixed with are for users registered with Visual Studio only -- to get access to these, register your product today.

Visit the Visual Studio Solutions Center for sample solutions designed to help you learn and understand end-to-end application architecture and design.

Software Development Kits (SDKs)

SDKs include tools, headers, libs, sample code, and documentation to help you develop and write to Microsoft technologies and products. The Platform SDK encompasses the SDKs for most Microsoft products and is available as a single download or in smaller components.

Images

Download Web-ready images for free from our Images Downloads area. Currently, we have a great collection created by Little Men's Studio, Inc. Little Men's Studio provides original clip art collections, icons, and free quotes on affordable custom graphics. Our image categories include rules, clip art, buttons, bullets, photographs, and more. We will be updating this collection with more images so be sure to check back frequently.

Sounds

Get Sounds for your Web sites here. We have a great selection of music, household, and animal sounds that you are welcome to download for free. See our new Member Sounds Gallery where we offer a great selection of sounds from Sound Dogs, Inc. for MSDN Online members.

Subscriber Downloads

MSDN subscribers and MCSPs can now download the latest MSDN Subscription software as soon as it's available. Gain immediate access to the most up-to-date software MSDN has to offer.