Wow. Never new this existed until today. The Windows API Code Pack provides a source code library that can be used to access some features of Windows 7 and Windows Vista from managed code. These Windows features are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework.

Here is a listing of the features included in the API code Pack:

• Windows 7 Taskbar
  • Jump Lists, Icon Overlay, Progress Bar, Tabbed Thumbnails, and Thumbnail Toolbars
• Windows Shell
  • Windows 7 Libraries
  • Windows Shell Search API support
  • Explorer Browser Control
  • A hierarchy of Shell Namespace entities
  • Windows Shell property system
  • Drag and Drop for Shell Objects
  • Windows Vista and WIdnows 7 Common File Dialogs, including custom controls
  • Know Folders and non-file system containers
• DirectX
  • Direct3D 11.0, Direct3D 10.1/10.0, DXGI 1.0/1.1, Direct2D 1.0, DirectWrite, WIndows Imaging Component (WIC) APIs
• Windows Vista and Widnows 7 Task Dialogs
• Sensor Platform APIs
• Extended Lingquistic Services APIs
• Power Management APIs
• Application Restart and RecoveryAPIs
• Command Link control and System definded shell icons

The setup and install is a bit different.  The API comes as one large solution that needs to be compiled and then the .dll's pulled from the projects bin folder for use.

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack

Here is an easy way to display the public key token of a signed assembly from within Visual Studio.

In Visual Studio choose Tools from the tool bar then choose External Tools.  

A new dialog box will appear.  Click the Add button and fill the fields below:

Title: Get &PublicKeyToken
Command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bin\sn.exe
Argumnets: -Tp $(TargetPath)

Place a check mark in the Use Output window option.

To Test:

Sign your assembly, then goto Tools and you will find your Get PublicKeyToken available in the list.  The public key tolken will now print to the Output window.

Printed Example:

Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Strong Name Utility Version 3.5.30729.1
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Public key is
0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100ed4f1697d3045d
3b0384b1b2f3c334a2d7af32786dd2b15682a26238d72062db97853db569974f826c46c469d1a7
446ce305cb19cdfa31d110d09027630f3d497c8d987d3ec75923fd0dbafd5834d8b7544be9e52b
b9c7e23746bfe07cde2c8e07ab27e212eee74e405185fc67fedf6b430d955f70d6bd5d51e38fe1
9e5f7ace

Public key token is e8247507e0bdf57b

Seems like I've been needing to install this alot lately.

SQL 2008 Express (With management tools.)

Sample Databases from Microsoft's codeplex website:

Sample Databases