Main() at C# Online.NET (CSharp-Online.NET) Welcome to the MSDN Library. B# .NET Blog : Your first Windows Live Messenge... Did you know that the new Windows Live Messenger comes with a add-in support? It's not enabled by default and only intended to gather first feedback from developers but hey, you know what, aren't we all developers? Time to try out! In this post, you'll learn the basics of Windows Live Messenger add-in development. As I said in the introduction, "it's not enabled by default". So what'bout enabling it in the first place? PS C:\Users\Bart> cd HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessengerPS HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger> new-itemproperty -n AddInFeatureEnabled -path .
PSPath : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Sof tware\Microsoft\MSNMessengerPSParentPath : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Sof tware\MicrosoftPSChildName : MSNMessengerPSDrive : HKCUPSProvider : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\RegistryAddInFeatureEnabled : 1 Now launch Windows Live Messenger, sign in and go to Tools, Options, Add-ins. We'll revisit this dialog later on to add our add-in. Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen - Scott's List o... Ten Essential Tools: Visual Studio Add-Ins Ever... Ten Essential Tools Visual Studio Add-Ins Every Developer Should Download Now James Avery Last year I wrote an article called ".NET Tools: Ten Must-Have Tools Every Developer Should Download Now" that highlighted 10 freely available tools for the Microsoft add-ins as opposed to standalone tools. Visual Studio provides a rich extensibility model that developers at Microsoft and in the community have taken advantage of to provide a host of quality add-ins.
Some add-ins contribute significant how-did-I-live-without-this functionality, while others just help you automate that small redundant task you constantly find yourself performing. 10 Must-Have Add-Ins TestDriven.NETGhostDocPasterCodeKeepPInvoke.NETVSWindowManager PowerToyWSContractFirstVSMouseBindingsCopySourceAsHTMLCache Visualizer In this article, I introduce you to some of the best Visual Studio add-ins available today that can be downloaded for free.
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