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Using the Visual Studio 2005 Web Application Project with MCMS SP2
This article details an approach to using the Visual Studio 2005 Web Application Project to avoid problems associated with the 'CMS' Virtual Directory and the default Item Templates.

MCMS ASP.NET 2 AdRotator
This article provides a sample MCMS ASP.NET 2.0 AdRotator, which uses the Resource Item's Display Name for the Ad Alt text, and it's Description for the Navigation URL.

Using ASP.NET Master Pages in your MCMS Applications
This article provides an overview of the benefits of using Master Pages and a step by step guide for implementing them in your MCMS applications.

Rational Guide to installing MCMS Service Pack 2
This article provides a step by step installation for MCMS SP2, including the developer tools for VS.NET 2005, SQL Server 2005 and upgrading the WoodgroveNet sample site. It also covers a few development gotchas with the release.

MCMS Service Pack 2 Information
This page consolidates information about the recently released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS). Originally announced at TechEd 2005, Florida in early June 2005, SP2 offers both increased platform support and a culmalative install of previously released QFEs. In addition links to SP2 related documents and blog posts will be included here.

Multi-site Development with Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 on Windows XP Professional
In many scenarios, Windows XP Professional is the ideal environment for developing Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 (MCMS) solutions. However when it comes to supporting multiple MCMS sites, for example if you are an ISV or consultant developing sites for different clients, MCMS on Windows XP has some limitations This article presents an approach to multi-site MCMS development on Windows XP Professional which avoids these limitations and provides an easy way to switch between MCMS 'instances'.