I’ve been waiting for the release of the Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1, hoping it will fix a few bugs I’ve encountered. The improvements listed include:

• New processor support (e.g., Core Duo) for code generation and profiling
• Performance and scale improvements in Team Foundation Server
• Team Foundation Server integration with Excel 2007 and Project 2007
• Tool support for occasionally connected devices and SQL Server Compact Edition
• Additional support for project file based Web applications
• Windows Embedded 6.0 platform and tools support

Download VS 2005 SP1.