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Reviewed: July CTP 08 (Jan 16, 2009)

iRobt — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:41:05 GMT

Rated 1 Stars (out of 5) - After being forced to download yet another SQL Server version just to try it, the msForumsClientCTP repeatedly crashes as I try to select MSDD in the dropDownList in the subscriptions inputBox.

Reviewed: July CTP 08 (Jan 16, 2009)

iRobt — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:40:07 GMT

Rated 1 Stars (out of 5) - After being forced to download yet another SQL Server version just to try it, the msForumsClientCTP repeatedly crashes as I try to select MSND in the dropDownList in the subscriptions inputBox.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh (Oct 15, 2008)

skannan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:53:06 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh

Important Notes for the user

This is still a read only version but with several enhancements / fixes ( Please read the Key Features section below for details).
Also note that forum service is hosted off a CTP server and not a regular production server just give the community users an opportunity to try out the release and give us feedback.
There are limited forums you can subscribe to with this. When v1 is released you would have access to most of the forums.
The ability to post back to the forums is very much in the plan for future release. You can always download the latest version of the sources and build it, if you don't want to wait for the release.

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP . If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them (Use Add / Remove programs) before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Released: July 08 CTP Refresh (Oct 15, 2008)

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:53:05 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh

Important Notes for the user

This is still a read only version but with several enhancements / fixes ( Please read the Key Features section below for details).
Also note that forum service is hosted off a CTP server and not a regular production server just give the community users an opportunity to try out the release and give us feedback.
There are limited forums you can subscribe to with this. When v1 is released you would have access to most of the forums.
The ability to post back to the forums is very much in the plan for future release. You can always download the latest version of the sources and build it, if you don't want to wait for the release.

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP . If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them (Use Add / Remove programs) before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh (Oct 15, 2008)

skannan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:31:00 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh

Important Notes for the user

This is still a read only version but with several enhancements / fixes ( Please read the Key Features section below for details).
Also note that forum service is hosted off a CTP server and not a regular production server just give the community users an opportunity to try out the release and give us feedback.
There are limited forums you can subscribe to with this. When v1 is released you would have access to most of the forums.
The ability to post back to the forums is very much in the plan for future release. You can always download the latest version of the sources and build it, if you don't want to wait for the release.

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP . If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them (Use Add / Remove programs) before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Released: July 08 CTP Refresh (Oct 15, 2008)

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:30:58 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh

Important Notes for the user

This is still a read only version but with several enhancements / fixes ( Please read the Key Features section below for details).
Also note that forum service is hosted off a CTP server and not a regular production server just give the community users an opportunity to try out the release and give us feedback.
There are limited forums you can subscribe to with this. When v1 is released you would have access to most of the forums.
The ability to post back to the forums is very much in the plan for future release. You can always download the latest version of the sources and build it, if you don't want to wait for the release.

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP . If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them (Use Add / Remove programs) before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh

skannan — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:17:36 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh

Important Notes for the user

This is still a read only version but with several enhancements / fixes ( Please read the Key Features section below for details).
Also note that forum service is hosted off a CTP server and not a regular production server just give the community users an opportunity to try out the release and give us feedback.
There are limited forums you can subscribe to with this. When v1 is released you would have access to most of the forums.
The ability to post back to the forums is very much in the plan for future release. You can always download the latest version of the sources and build it, if you don't want to wait for the release.

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP . If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them (Use Add / Remove programs) before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh

skannan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:36:31 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh

Important Notes for the user

This is still a read only version but with several enhancements / fixes ( Please read the Key Features section below for details).
Also note that forum service is hosted off a CTP server and not a regular production server just give the community users an opportunity to try out the release and give us feedback.
There are limited forums you can subscribe to with this. When v1 is released you would have access to most of the forums.
The ability to post back to the forums is very much in the plan for future release. You can always download the latest version of the sources and build it, if you don't want to wait for the release.

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP . If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them (Use Add / Remove programs) before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh

skannan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:31:28 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh

This is still a read only version but with several enhancements / fixes. Please read the Key Features section below for details. Also note that forum service is hosted off a CTP server and not a regular production server just give the community users an opportunity to try out the release and give us feedback. The ability to post back to the forums is very much in the plan for future release.

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP . If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh

skannan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:14:31 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh

This is still a read only version but with several enhancements / fixes. Please read the Key Features section below. The ability to post back to the forums is very much in the plan for future release.

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP . If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh

skannan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:08:06 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh*

Install Instructions

The prerequisites for this version are the same as for the previous release July 08 CTP. If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.
If you have the previous version (July 08 CTP) installed please uninstall them before installing this version.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh

skannan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:03:01 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh*

The prerequisites are the same as for the previous release. If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh

skannan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:02:18 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh*

The prerequisites are the same as for the previous release. If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: July 08 CTP Refresh

skannan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:00:40 GMT

July 08 CTP Refresh*

The prerequisites are the same as for the previous release. If you have already installed them there is no need to re-install any of those.

Key Features

Synchronization Scenario

Automatic Synchronization
Options Dialog that allows the user to change synchronization parameters

UI Improvements

Enable the vertical scroll bar on the Forum Folders TreeView
Fix Keyboard navigation of forum threads
Improved application themes
Better / Good looking Toolbar
Threaded View now shows the post attribute as icon (Question, Comment, Answer )
Show Thread Modified Date on the ThreadedView
Sorting implemented on ThreadedView
Several look & feel changes to improve the user experience
Tool tips added to Forum Names & Post Subjects
The scroll viewers and the column header re-sizing for Threaded View was improved

Client Side Performance Improvements

Submit to local db after downloading each thread to improve user experience
Connection Pooling to address SQL CE issues
Additional DB index were added to improve performance
Improve the UI update on synchronization
Query all root posts upfront instead of incrementally
ForumId added to Post Table to elimate expensive join

Filtering Scenario

Show Answered Threads only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Proposed as Answer Threads Only
Show Discussion Threads Only
Show Threads with no replies
Show helpful Threads
Support Filtering in Subscription Dialog

General

Have schema version in db and make sure the app / db schema match.

Updated Release: August 08 CTP [Planned]

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:49:07 GMT

Planned August 08 CTP

You can read the details by using the Issue Tracker --> Advanced View and filter by "August 08 CTP" release, Issue Type --> Feature & Issue.

**Key Features

* Auto Synchronization
* Ability to compose and post reply
* Mark as Answer
* Bug fixes for July CTP issues

Updated Release: August 08 CTP [Planned]

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:47:49 GMT

Updated Release: August 08 CTP

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:26:16 GMT

Planned August 08 CTP

Key Features

* Auto Synchronization
* Ability to compose and post reply

Updated Release: July CTP 08 (Aug 06, 2008)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:15:44 GMT

Available Features

Getting the list of available forums
Subscribing to forums you're interested in
Manually (by right click menu) synchronizing the Question and General Discussion threads in a forum
Reading posts that have been synchronized
Hierarchical (threaded) view of conversations

Prerequisites

You need to have these installed on your machine before you can use this CTP version.

.NET 3.5

Install WLIDClientSDK.msi from this link

On completion of the above install it will show the Windows Live ID Client Sample application. Just close that app. You don't need to sign in.

SQL CE 3.5

Sign on to any of the following Microsoft Forums Web Site once, with the same Windows Live ID that you want to use with this Client. This is a one time effort to create your online profile. You don't need to do this every time you use this application. If you already have a Windows Live ID that you have used to sign on to any of the forums below then you can skip this step.

How to use the application

Please download and read the "Microsoft Forums Client User Guide" from above.

Released: July CTP 08 (Aug 06, 2008)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:15:44 GMT

Available Features

Getting the list of available forums
Subscribing to forums you're interested in
Manually (by right click menu) synchronizing the Question and General Discussion threads in a forum
Reading posts that have been synchronized
Hierarchical (threaded) view of conversations

Prerequisites

You need to have these installed on your machine before you can use this CTP version.

.NET 3.5

Install WLIDClientSDK.msi from this link

On completion of the above install it will show the Windows Live ID Client Sample application. Just close that app. You don't need to sign in.

SQL CE 3.5

Sign on to any of the following Microsoft Forums Web Site once, with the same Windows Live ID that you want to use with this Client. This is a one time effort to create your online profile. You don't need to do this every time you use this application. If you already have a Windows Live ID that you have used to sign on to any of the forums below then you can skip this step.

How to use the application

Please download and read the "Microsoft Forums Client User Guide" from above.

CREATED RELEASE: Draft requirements document (Apr 16, 2008)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:03:49 GMT

This document represents an unprioritized list of features that represent the possible feature set for the Microsoft Forums Client. These features should not be construed as promises of delivery by any date or version, but will make up the items we use for voting and prioritization for the development team.