Features:
Design efficient application architectures using the Microsoft Visual Modeler.
Maximize productivity with visual development environments that allow for drag-and-drop components, customizable menus and toolbars, property windows, and custom macro support. Leverage your knowledge base from tool to tool-all the development environments in Visual Studio share a common look and feel.

'End-to-End' Visual Debugging
Use 'end-to-end' visual debugging across languages, including client- and server-side debugging, with point-and-click breakpoints, drag-and-drop watch windows, and multiple call stacks.

Reduce Deployment Costs
Reduce deployment costs with package and deployment wizards for the automatic deployment of applications and components to both client and server computers. Optimize application performance with the Visual Studio Analyzer, a graphical tool for analyzing distributed application performance.

Enterprise Visual Database Tools.

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0.

Developers can create, consume, and reuse the company's Component Object Model (COM) components.
This model allows developers to put together multi-tier Web applications using existing, third-party or custom-developed components. Any programming language, including C++, Visual Basic, or Java, may be utilized to create the business logic components.

Integrated Tools
The tools have been integrated with Windows NT-based middle-tier application services that enable the flexibility and scalability of Microsoft's Windows Distributed interNet Architecture.

Tools and Features
Includes the tools and features needed for component-based development, enterprise data access, and development life-cycle support.

Technologies and Training
Contains a set of technologies and training materials designed to help developers take advantage of new Windows® 2000 features.

Self-Repairing
You can build highly reliable, self-repairing applications using the new Visual Studio Installer.

Productivity Features
Offers new productivity features throughout the application development life cycle.

Visual Basic: 116MB typical, 135MB max.
Visual C++: 302MB typical, 403MB max.
Visual FoxPro: 85MB typical, 90MB max.
Visual InterDev: 81MB typical, 98MB max.
Visual J++: 86MB typical, 104MB max.
Visual SourceSafe: 59MB typical, 141MB max.