Get an overview of the major features and improvements introduced with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition and ASP.NET 2.0. Follow along through the creation of a fictitious customer portal to learn about topics including Master Pages, Themes, database access, Membership, Roles, the Web Site Administration Tool, site navigation, and user profiles.

Client applications are applications that run on the client system-or the desktop of the user. They are closest to the traditional windows based applications and they display forms or windows on the desktop enabling the user perform predefined tasks. Word processors and spread sheets are examples of client applications that employ menus, GUI elements and access local resources such as printers and scanners.

Client applications are applications that run on the client system-or the desktop of the user. They are closest to the traditional windows based applications and they display forms or windows on the desktop enabling the user perform predefined tasks. Word processors and spread sheets are examples of client applications that employ menus, GUI elements and access local resources such as printers and scanners.

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a copy of the master page, To add buttons for selecting an alternate master page, To write code to dynamically select the master page and test the dynamic master pages.

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a copy of the master page, To add buttons for selecting an alternate master page, To write code to dynamically select the master page and test the dynamic master pages.

In this tutorial you will having a deeper look at the Code Directory, the Code Beside Model and the evolution of the Code Behind model, learn about Partial Classes, Sharing Source components, Creating a Component, you will learn how to create a Application_Code folder, to create a component in the Application_Code folder and use a component.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create contents for a Master Page, create a home page, add contents to home page and finally test the home page. The template for the content is now ready. We shall proceed to define content for the master page by creating an ASP.NET page that is attached to the Master Page. Content pages are specialized forms of .aspx pages that only contain the content. Content can be text or controls. We shall create a content page for the Home page and another for the About page.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create contents for a Master Page, create a home page, add contents to home page and finally test the home page. The template for the content is now ready. We shall proceed to define content for the master page by creating an ASP.NET page that is attached to the Master Page. Content pages are specialized forms of .aspx pages that only contain the content. Content can be text or controls. We shall create a content page for the Home page and another for the About page.

In this tutorial you will learn how master pages can be nested within one main master page, build and example nested master page with the help of sample code.

In this tutorial you will learn how master pages can be nested within one main master page, build and example nested master page with the help of sample code.