[...]... e-mail to mspinput @microsoft. com Or via postal mail to Microsoft Press Attn: Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation Step by Step Editor One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Please note that Microsoft software product support is not offered through the above addresses Part I Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) In this part: Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation ... system vendors Microsoft has recognized the need for stronger operating system support for coordinating processes within organizations and decided to include a fantastic capability in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, the next release of Microsoft Windows the Windows Workflow Foundation, or WF This foundational component will ship with every copy of Windows Vista Moreover, Microsoft has... System Requirements You need the following hardware and software to complete the practice exercises in this book: ■ Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, or Microsoft Windows Vista ■ Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, including SQL Server 2005 Express ■ 600-MHz Pentium or compatible... for Windows Workflow Foundation The exercises and samples in this book have been tested against the November 2006 RTM version of the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Follow these instructions to install this software: 1 Using Windows Explorer, move to the \Software folder on the companion CD 2 Double-click the file Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation. .. development of neatly compartmentalized and readily reusable code It has nice transactional support And it’s already a part of Microsoft Windows Vista, so you don’t have to install it on the next generation of Windows Even if you’re using Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003, it’s part of the latest version of NET, which is something you’d probably be installing anyway at some point... Chapter 6: Loading and Unloading Instances 101 Chapter 1 Introducing Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation After completing this chapter, you will be able to: ■ Understand workflow concepts and principles ■ Be able to compare Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) to BizTalk and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) ■ Have begun programming with WF ■ Know how to use Visual Studio workflow... following location on your computer if you are using Windows XP: My Documents \Microsoft Press\WF_SBS\ The code samples are installed to the following location on your computer if you are using Windows Vista: Documents \Microsoft Press\WF_SBS\ xx Introduction Installing and Configuring the Microsoft NET Framework 3.0 (Windows XP Only) Note If you are using Windows Vista, the NET Framework 3.0 is automatically... installing Windows Workflow Foundation 1 Download the following files from the links provided: ❑ NET Framework 3.0 runtime components (file: dotnetfx3setup.exe): http://www .microsoft. com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=10CC340B-F857-4A1483F5-25634C3BF043&displaylang=en Chapter 1 Introducing Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation 7 Note The dotnetfx3setup.exe file is necessary only if you’re using Windows. .. the pass/fail status Create a console-based workflow project 1 In Microsoft Windows, click the Start button, move the cursor to All Programs, and then select Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 from the resulting menu 2 Click the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 icon to start Visual Studio 2005 Chapter 1 Introducing Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation 9 Note If this is the first time you’ve run Visual Studio... Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation (EN).exe to install the Windows Worflow Foundation components Follow any on-screen instructions Once you’ve downloaded and installed these components, you will have installed the WF runtime on your system and loaded the development tools that both you and Visual Studio 2005 will need to create workflow-enabled software 8 Part I Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation . this book: ■ Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, or Microsoft Windows Vista. ■ Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or Microsoft. it’s already a part of Microsoft Windows Vista, so you don’t have to install it on the next generation of Windows. Even if you’re using Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Part I Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) 1 Introducing Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Workflow Concepts and