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To Jenny Moss Benson, thanks for your constructive feedback throughout the entire process of writing this book. Thanks for also having patience while the summer months were passing and my desire to play outweighed my desire to write. Thanks to Ken Jones for persuading me to have a co-author on this book. Tony Northrup, thanks for being a wonderful co-author, and thanks for your profes sionalism during all stages of writing this book. To everyone at Microsoft Press who has played a role in getting this book to the public, thank you for your hard work and thanks for making this book venture a positive experience for me.

Many people helped me with this book by distracting me at the right times. My friends and family, especially Tara, John, and Emilie Banks; Kristin Casciato; Bob and Heather Dean; Mike, Michelle, Ray, and Sandi Edson; Chris and Diane Geggis; Bob Hogan; Sam Jackson; Tom and Heather Keegan; Kim Lively; Jenny Lozier; Eric and Ali son Parucki; Skip and Chris Rice; Scott and Debbie Robichaud; Carol Whitney; and Jimmy and Gloria Young helped me enjoy my time away from the keyboard. More than anyone, I have to thank my wife, Erica, for being so patient during many long days of writing.

This training kit is designed for developers who plan to take Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) exam 70-528, as well as for developers who need to know how to develop applications using the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. We assume that before you begin using this kit, you have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Visual Basic or C#. By using this training kit, you ll see how to do the following:

Create a Web application using Web server controls, event handlers, application state, and session state. Create custom Web server controls. Develop accessible Web applications that can be used by a global audience. Integrate a Web application with a back-end database. Create a Web application that stores user-specific information and preferences. Add authentication and authorization features to your application to improve security and add multiple access levels. Create Web applications that can be used from mobile phones and PDAs.

The following hardware is required to complete the practice exercises:

Computer with a 600 MHz or faster processor 192 MB of RAM or more 2 GB of available hard disk space DVD-ROM drive 1,024 x 768 or higher resolution display with 256 colors Keyboard and Microsoft mouse, or compatible pointing device

The following software is required to complete the practice exercises:

One of the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (WOW) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, x64 Editions (WOW) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, x64 Editions (WOW) Microsoft Windows Vista

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (A 90-day evaluation edition of Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition is included on DVD with this book.)

A companion CD and an evaluation software DVD are included with this training kit. The companion CD contains the following:

You can reinforce your understanding of how to create .NET Framework 2.0 applications by using electronic practice tests that you customize to meet your needs from the pool of Lesson Review questions in this book. Or, you can practice for the 70-528 certification exam by using tests created from a pool of 300 realistic exam questions, which is enough to give you many different practice exams to ensure that you re prepared. Most chapters in this book include sample files associated with the lab exercises at the end of every lesson. For some exercises, you will be instructed to open a project prior to starting the exercise. For other exercises, you will create a project on your own and be able to reference a completed project in the event you experience a problem following the exercise.