Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. Play it, view it, and sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go or even share with devices around your home—all from one place.

Keywords: windows, media, player, audio, video, multimedia, sound

Section(s): Audio and Video Players;

Platform(s): Windows (generic);

Internet Explorer 7 provides improved navigation through tabbed browsing, web search right from the toolbar, advanced printing, easy discovery, reading and subscription to RSS feeds, and much more. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 is a developer preview for web designers and developers to help prepare their websites for the launch of Internet Explorer 8. Some of the new features designed for developers include a developer toolbar and improved interoperability and compatibility.

Keywords: internet, explorer, intranet, browser, navigator, html, website, microsoft, web

Section(s): Web Browsers;

Platform(s): Windows (generic);

.NET Framework 3.5 builds incrementally on the new features added in .NET Framework 3.0. For example, feature sets in Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows CardSpace. In addition, .NET Framework 3.5 contains a number of new features in several technology areas which have been added as new assemblies to avoid breaking changes.

Keywords: development, net, framework, windows, web, forms, microsoft, dotnet

Section(s): Development Kits and Libraries;

Platform(s): Windows (generic);

The former MSN Messenger, world famous chat (instant messaging) client.
Mail - Faster, easier, and more reliable than ever before.
SkyDrive - Free, password-protected online storage.
People - Add people to your network and stay in touch more easily.
Messenger - Stay in touch, instantly—simply chat, or share photos, play games, and more.
Photos - Share your favorite shots with friends, and comment on their photos, too.

Keywords: windows, live, messenger, instant, messaging, chat, video, conference, download, freeware

Section(s): Messaging and Chat;

Platform(s): Windows (generic);

The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework v2.0. The .NET Framework version 2.0 improves scalability and performance of applications with improved caching, application deployment and updating with ClickOnce, support for the broadest array of browsers and devices with ASP.NET 2.0 controls and services.

Keywords: microsoft, dot, net, framework, redistributable, runtime, dotnefx, 2, software, freeware

Section(s): Development Environments;

Platform(s): Windows (generic);