I’ve been using Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition and previous versions for quite some time now. I’ve been very pleased with the functionality and the fact that I can accomplish what I can with a free piece of software like this is even more impressive to me.

I can’t remember what made me visit the Visual Web Developer Express website again, but I found out there was an update to the program available. As you can see from the image on the left, I was plainly invited to download the application with the new Service Pack 1 that fixed a few different bugs. As you can see, this is plainly available as a download from Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition.

The problem though is after downloading and attempting the install I got the error stating that a compatible version of product was not found on the computer?

What? Did I miss something? What’s going on?

The b5 Tech Channel is having a little them post series and I thought of something that might be pretty interesting to share with everyone and we’ll get some responses back in the comments as well.

What’s in your Start Menu?

You’ve got the ability to pin a program you use frequently to your Start Menu so it’s readily available as soon as you need it right? The question is, what did you pin up there? Are you the type of person that keeps it simple and sparse, or do you load everything up there?

As you can see from my screen shot there to the right, I’ve got a few different programs arranged. Most of them are organized by usage group and frequency of use. Most frequently used programs are closer to the bottom.

Here’s what I’ve got going:

• IIS 6.0 Manager
• Viewpoint
• Crystal Reports 9
• Outlook 2007
• Word 2007
• Excel 2007
• Firefox
• Dreamweaver 8
• Fireworks MX 2004
• IrfanView 4.0
• SnagIt 8.0
• TextPad
• SQL Management Studio 2005
• Windows Live Writer
• Visual Web Developer Express 2008
• Skype

What do you have in your Start Menu? What could you not live without?