Easing into Visual Basic .NET

To get going with Visual Basic .NET, you must first start Visual Studio .NET. This is true even if you installed Visual Basic .NET Standard Edition or some other retail package with Visual Basic in its name. So, from the Start menu, choose:

  • Programs (or, on Windows XP, All Programs).

  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (the program group).

  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (the program item).

The first time Visual Studio .NET starts it always displays the Start page, shown in Figure 2-3. The titles along the left edge are menu choices and Visual Studio .NET helps you out by selecting the last one, titled My Profile. This option affects the way Visual Studio .NET configures itself every time it starts. The four drop-down lists above ...

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