Manifest files

A nice explanation on those pesky manifest files, and how to embedde dthem in dlls and whatnot:
http://www.grimes.demon.co.uk/workshops/fusWSThirteen.htm

Also WinFX Beta 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CE888B4C-CCBD-452F-9D90-F4B7190CCA24&displaylang=en

And a lame article on whats new in VC8:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/bw65k95a(en-us,vs.80).aspx