WSS 3.0 Tools: VS 2005 Extensions - why is there no 64-bit version for WinXP/WIndows Server 2003 64-bit?!

Q: Any chance this will be released to work on an XP box?

A: VSeWSS only runs on Windows Server 2003 with VS and WSS locally. Please see below topic for installation.

Preparing the development environment

http://blogs.msdn.com/spdev/archive/2007/01/26/preparing-the-development-environment.aspx

Q: How are localized solutions/resources/language packs handled?

I dug down into the manifest.xml file for the solution, added a element and it was removed from the manifest.xml file upon deployment. Is localization something we need to do manually after the solutions is completed?

A: WSeWSS removes all files under bin//solution before creating *.wsp file in deployment phase, the solution directory is just temporary directory for creating *.wsp file. That’s why your changes are gone after deployment.

If you would like to change contents of *.wsp file, you need to do follow steps.

1. Finish development on Visual Studio

2. Edit under bin//solution directory contents

3. Create *.wsp from the solution directory

4. Deploy & Activate the *.wsp via stsadm.exe

Q: Is there any hope of a 64-bit version being released?

A: Unfortunately we have no plan to release 64-bit version of VSeWSS.

Q: If not, are there any resoueces for creating web parts without the templates?

A: This article can help you.

Walkthrough: Creating a Basic Web Part

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms415817.aspx

Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/spdev/archive/2007/03/16/vsewss-version-1-0-has-been-released.aspx