The long-awaited Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been released.  Apart from performance enhancements and bug-fixes, the release also includes the following additions:

• 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

Scott Guthrie offers some tips on installing the Service Pack in his blog post.

Visual Studio 2005 SP1 (which weighs in at slightly over 400MB) includes updates for Standard, Professional, and Team Editions of Visual Studio 2005.  There's also a separate SP1 release for the Visual Studio 2005 Express edition.

Windows Vista users can look forward to a Vista-specific Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update "soon".

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