Commerce Server 2006 Starter Site Beta Now Available

It's here, the long wait is over. We've just made a drop of the Commerce Server 2006 Starter Site (beta) at the
Microsoft Connect site. We've got most of the
core functionality in there, including ASP.NET master pages and web controls for functions such
as drag-and-drop product detail and shopping cart. Profiles and authorization are hooked up as well. Great stuff. Please
remember that we haven't applying much UI formatting at this point, so it'll be up to you to skin it how you like. Of course, the UI
shouldn't matter because this beta version of the Starter Site can NOT be put in production. It should be used as a programming reference.

Not signed up for the Commerce Server 2006 beta? For shame! Check out the
Commerce Server 2006 Beta registration page.

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 20, 2006
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• Anonymous
  January 20, 2006
  Check again. I see it there now.
• Anonymous
  January 20, 2006
  Thanks for the reply, I am able to download it now
• Anonymous
  February 10, 2006
  I would like to get a look at the first drop of the starter site that you are working on.  I am currently looking at using Commerce Server 2006 for my companies ecommerce customers and would love to see how your starter kit might fit into that strategy.  Is there a way that I could get an invite into the Commerce Server program that you folks are working in?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Respectfully,
  
  Scott
• Anonymous
  February 10, 2006
  Hey Scott, It's a public beta, so just visit http://www.microsoft.com/commerceserver/evaluation/2006/beta.mspx, sign up, and you'll get access to all the bits.
• Anonymous
  April 18, 2006
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• Anonymous
  April 19, 2006
  Ouch.  That's rough.  I'm actually getting the starter site set up as we speak.  Have you posted your issue to the CS2k6 beta newsgroup?
• Anonymous
  April 21, 2006
  Can you please send me the CS2k6 news group that you are referring to? I googled it and found a couple.
  Thanks!
• Anonymous
  April 21, 2006
  I assume that if you have CS2006 bits, you signed up via the "Connect" site.  If that's the case, then you should be using the "microsoft.beta.cs_2006.general" group.  It's only for beta users, so you need a valid account.
• Anonymous
  June 02, 2006
  I have installed the Starter site and it runs fine with the basic functionality. How do I connect to the site with Visual Studio 2005 to start making my own pages and modifications?
  
  Thanks!!
• Anonymous
  June 04, 2006
  I am not able to download CS2006 Starter Site. I don't see it in the ms-connect site. Is it still available?
  
  Thanks!
• Anonymous
  June 05, 2006
  Just pinged some folks.  I'll let you know what I find ...
• Anonymous
  June 05, 2006
  Hey Joe, just do a "open --> web site" and point to the new starter site website from within Visual Studio.  SHould load the whole solution for you and allow you to make changes.  Or, you can try and find the .sln file (probably in wwwroot) and open it from there.
• Anonymous
  June 05, 2006
  Thanks for the suggestion. There is no .sln file with the Starter Site (at least not with the copy that I have). But just opening the web site and pointing it to "C:InetpubwwwrootStarterSite" worked. Thanks very much.
  
  By the way, I'm having a real hard time finding documentation, tutorials, examples, white papers, etc for CS 2007. Can you please point me to some online resources?
  
  Thanks!!
  Joe
  
• Anonymous
  June 05, 2006
  I don't see Starter Site beta links on microsoft page any more. I have installation, but there is no installation guide. Can enyone help?
  Thanks!