The new Web Deployment Project that was released as a power tool for VS 2005 did not work with VS 2008.  Now there is a release of WDP that works with VS 2008.  If you were using the old one, be sure to get this important update.

Announcing RTW version of Visual Studio 2008 Web Deployment Projects (WDP)

In December 2007, we had released Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of  VS 2008 Web Deployment Projects… Thanks a ton to all of you in the community for being so active in adopting and trying the CTP versions of WDP… Since the December CTP we have been monitoring the blogs, MS Connect feedback system as well WDP forums to collect your feedback and then have been working over last month or so to incorporate it within the product…

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