Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 is available for download (just in case you weren't aware) and at a hefty 440 Mb it certainly takes a while to get it. But if you think the download takes a while, wait until you try the installation. Man-oh-man! What an ordeal - over 2 hours for the installation, and heavy on the CPU the entire time. I really have to wonder what it's doing under the hood!

Anyhoo in case you want to see what's new check out Scott Gu's blog (with Vista install tips) or the download page. Even though the install is lengthy it's worth the wait.