Yes, it's a beta version downloaded from a website. It includes several things, including the pocket pc and winCE device emulators and the Compact Framework 1.0 for the Vs.net 2002 (.net framework 1.0).

I've been told that SDE comes with the VS.net 2003 and I won't need any add-on, so it'd be more reliable. So I'll try.

The reason I don't have VS.Net 2003 installed on my computer is that it needs the Win2000 SP3 (as i've been told), and my bosses say that it makes a strange connection with microsoft and sends out some data while it's installing. I wonder if they just will own the VS.Net 2003 as an ornament

Well, see you guys..