Enterprise Library 5.0 - April 2010

Rating:        Based on 115 ratings
Reviewed:  76 reviews
Downloads: 334751
Change Set: 65503
Released: Apr 20, 2010
Updated: Feb 23, 2011 by gmelnik
Dev status: Stable Help Icon

Recommended Download

Documentation EntLib50.chm
documentation, 3430K, uploaded May 4, 2010 - 225757 downloads

Other Available Downloads

Documentation Enterprise Library 5.0 VS 2008 Documentation.msi
documentation, 22446K, uploaded May 5, 2010 - 66763 downloads
Application EntLib50-ConceptualDocs_and_Class_Library_combined.chm
application, 25554K, uploaded Jun 10, 2010 - 42231 downloads

Release Notes

Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0 official binaries can be downloaded from MSDN.

Additional resources related to this release are provided here.

Note: When downloading a CHM file, remember to Unblock it (Right Click and then look under Security) as it may be blocked by the OS.

See also EntLib5 page on Codeplex.

Reviews for this release

     
@vijaymane You need to unblock the file first. See the bolded comments under Release Notes.
by jrbirdman on Dec 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM
     
Good thinking to make all these blocks reusable.
by sujithkp on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:47 AM
     
It.good i want it
by Philipshuangfei on Jun 27, 2015 at 9:44 AM
     
shuibian Look look
by Blessky on Dec 11, 2014 at 12:08 PM
     
非常好，就是每次下载要登录还得评论
by wfvvfw on Sep 5, 2014 at 10:51 AM
     
xia zia shi xia if work
by shellrey on Feb 15, 2014 at 12:59 AM
     
The documentation file doesn't work. The content tree populates, but when I click on an item in the tree, the reading pane remains blank.
by soundbender on Oct 8, 2012 at 8:01 PM
     
it is userfull to me
by yoolo on Aug 30, 2012 at 4:32 PM
     
I work in a highly secured environment where Group Policy prevents the use of chm files. Can Microsoft provide users with an alternative to chm files?
by mothinTheMachine on Jul 12, 2012 at 10:27 AM
     
Can not work when i download it !
by kageyamaginn on Mar 30, 2012 at 2:19 AM
     
It's wonderful!
by wdd669920jsw on Mar 8, 2012 at 1:56 AM
     
yes i like
by xzq686 on Feb 22, 2012 at 2:21 AM
     
very good ,i want this version
by kakim on Feb 3, 2012 at 12:18 AM
     
very good!my love
by tjliuqian on Oct 31, 2011 at 3:15 AM
     
very nice,love this,thinks!!!!
by xianglin2a on Oct 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM
     
i like p&p and EntLib
by Paabo on Sep 16, 2011 at 6:18 AM
     
Patterns & Practices Team did an awesome job. I've been using the Unity and Security blocks for about a year now and I am very fond of them! Keep upt the good work. Cheers!
by arthur_csertus on Jul 29, 2011 at 10:46 PM
     
good,good ,very good
by bangdollxxc on Jul 26, 2011 at 4:33 AM
     
I like it vevry much
by 123123 on Jul 13, 2011 at 8:48 AM
     
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by piaopiao7891 on Jul 13, 2011 at 6:10 AM
     
I has used the Enterprise library version 2.0 and 4.0. I feel it's good and usefull.
by tigerhanone on Jul 2, 2011 at 3:25 AM
     
Solid framework without a doutd! We used EntLib as a one stop shop to address cross-cutting concerns for many small projects up to serious enterprise level applications requiring customisation. Well documented and very well supported (we receive instant reply to of our questions). The EntLib Developer Guide is also a must for all the "whys" and "how".
by jbourgault on Jun 13, 2011 at 8:53 PM
     
Bloated, overdesigned, frequently incoherent, poor integration with Unity (Unity poor itself, but this is an other question). Most usable caseses (logging, exception handling) are well covered by .net framework itself, so any programmer could implement lightweight abstraction layer over it - it's much faster and more efficient. Gave two stars instead of one cause it compiles and actually works.
by schernichkin on Jun 7, 2011 at 7:28 AM
     
Excellent library! To unblock the chm in Windows 7, download the CHM, right click it and press “unblock” at bottom of attributes window.
by Danimal521 on May 12, 2011 at 2:11 PM
     
>Download does not work (chm file). Where are the binaries? Unblocking works, Binaries found. Downloaded because of Validation Block, but decided not to use it. Support for DataAnnotations is "half-baked" - should map attributes to internal validators instead of just using the embedded validation logic - MVC also maps to own attributes/validators.
by LarsCorneliussen on Apr 14, 2011 at 12:01 PM
     
As usual, excellent tool. I've been using it for a long time now and it's so cool. However I'm giving just 4 stars because the new configuration console looks weird, and not so intuitive to use (IMHO). I prefer the previous one, much easier to understand, but hey, that's just my opinion. :-)
by gamosoft on Mar 6, 2011 at 2:45 PM
     
Help file EntLib50.chm does not work. The error is: Navigation to the webpage was canceled. BTW, I did unblock the file..
by ali_taj on Feb 22, 2011 at 1:35 PM
     
i stay the Library . and use id
by chenchao_1983 on Feb 21, 2011 at 12:11 AM
     
Great job as always, and to those who can't figure out how to open the help file... unblock the file before rating down a release. It's not that complicated.
by jeff_winn on Feb 17, 2011 at 10:11 PM
     
The .chm file does not work. It says "Navigation to the webpage is cancelled".
by Shivh on Feb 15, 2011 at 7:57 AM
     
great job. Microsoft is the best.
by gayancc on Jan 13, 2011 at 2:14 AM
     
Good work guys you are making HISTORY - Software engineering has never been more fun & easier: developers, developers!
by code777 on Jan 11, 2011 at 2:59 PM
     
I seeeeeeeeeeeee
by caicaihu on Dec 29, 2010 at 12:22 AM
     
Can you provide mono build version?
by kerryjiang on Dec 6, 2010 at 1:40 AM
     
Where's the download button link? I'll I've been able to download are CHM files and documentation. Why do you have a Downloads page for "Enterprise Library 5.0 - April 2010" but you don't provide a direct link to actually download it? Finally found it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=bcb166f7-dd16-448b-a152-9845760d9b4c&displaylang=en
by krisinger on Nov 20, 2010 at 8:33 PM
     
like it very much!
by tyg_softrain on Oct 20, 2010 at 8:54 AM
     
I think that is Good
by th_lt on Oct 11, 2010 at 2:47 AM
     
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by suzhi921 on Sep 28, 2010 at 2:53 PM
     
Excellent library that saved me weeks of coding. Love the logging and validation application blocks. Kudos to the team!
by PVoranic on Sep 24, 2010 at 6:47 AM
     
The new Enterprise library Configuration Editor is annoying, ugly and slow!!!! the old one was great i just dont get it.... let programmers do configuration windows no graphic designers for god sake!!!
by RobertoVacca on Sep 23, 2010 at 8:46 PM
     
Where is the Source Code download link??????
by s281012 on Sep 17, 2010 at 8:24 AM
     
very good,thksdd
by heliquan2000 on Sep 15, 2010 at 2:13 AM
     
quick quick
by hertcloud on Aug 31, 2010 at 1:15 AM
     
If you can't see the CHM file content on Windows7,Pelease check the file attributes,It's a problem with the file security.Will,first click you right mouse,and open the file attributes dialogue.Then,you can see it has a "unlock" button,click the button and close the dialogue.In fact,it's doesn't matter with the file save place!I had solve the problem in my computer!Wish you good luck！
by Athson on Aug 26, 2010 at 12:08 AM
     
On Windows 7 I had to move the CHM file to the desktop before it displayed the contents.
by GNiessen on Aug 16, 2010 at 10:45 PM
     
Thank you!!!!! Great job!!!
by chalaco on Aug 13, 2010 at 4:30 PM
     
The documentation is quite good. However, I cannot read it on my corporate machine due to an MS Security update that prevents HTML Help from working. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896905/
by rcollette on Jun 28, 2010 at 12:48 PM
     
Great ! and Thanks!
by chenzequ on Jun 17, 2010 at 1:48 PM
     
very useful works. Congratulations
by siraykut on May 26, 2010 at 8:52 PM
     
Excelente, pero tuve que usar un administrador de descargas para bajarlo bien. Excelent, but worksme only when i downloadit with download administrative software.
by cesardgo on May 10, 2010 at 7:39 PM
     
Great! Great! Great!
by thlaing on May 7, 2010 at 2:17 AM
     
Gracias, indispensables y utilísimas librerías.
by asereware on Apr 30, 2010 at 4:41 AM
     
Great Job guys!...
by neburnz on Apr 29, 2010 at 9:24 PM
     
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by netboyc on Apr 29, 2010 at 6:12 AM
     
Excelente ferramenta de apoio. Obrigado!
by Luis_Fernando on Apr 28, 2010 at 5:15 AM
     
Outstanding. I've been using this for years. Always useful. Definitely a time saver.
by kalmirza on Apr 27, 2010 at 5:09 PM
     
很好的东西，辛苦辛苦~~~~
by longware on Apr 23, 2010 at 8:00 AM
     
very good!
by neoayi on Apr 23, 2010 at 5:15 AM
     
The new configuration tool seems great. Overall, I think it's great. Thanks for this release!
by mahara on Apr 22, 2010 at 7:20 AM
     
Each new release was better than previous, but this release is just outstanding! I noticed improvements from install time to configure and use MSEL. Especially, I see many improvements on the UI side, I just love the new configuration tool! One word, kudos and thank You!
by arthurz on Apr 22, 2010 at 2:50 AM
     
Outstanding, Great job. Thanks!
by nhaslam on Apr 21, 2010 at 10:11 AM
     
wow,excellent!
by lingcooler on Apr 21, 2010 at 9:10 AM
     
use this source code to test my project
by firemanhoward on Aug 12, 2013 at 9:02 AM
     
I'm not able to open the file , please help...
by ravikumargunge08 on Apr 16, 2013 at 5:33 AM
     
for all having issues with seeing CHM file documentation. After downloading to your desktop or desktop\download directory, copy it to your any c: or d: directory and open CHM file. It should work fine. Due to security reasons, file doesnt open from any path under DESKTOP folder.
by vijaymane on Dec 10, 2012 at 6:01 AM
     
It's not working on my windows :-/
by joker13 on Dec 2, 2012 at 5:47 AM
     
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by h500ml on Jun 25, 2012 at 5:44 AM
     
谢谢!下载下来用用看!
by lileltp on May 18, 2012 at 6:45 AM
     
just for study
by alden_gao on Apr 24, 2012 at 3:52 PM
     
just do it
by wxf8488 on Apr 24, 2012 at 2:35 AM
     
good,i need this
by aochulai on Apr 22, 2012 at 6:28 AM
     
how to download
by clannadone on Feb 22, 2012 at 6:42 AM
     
well, i need learn this library
by dli82000 on Feb 10, 2012 at 1:17 PM
     
谢谢!下载下来用用看!
by comet233 on Jan 16, 2012 at 7:12 AM
     
下载下来看看，呵呵～！
by arthur_qi on Dec 24, 2011 at 2:57 AM
     
SO SO ...就是一般般
by jiyilee on Nov 17, 2011 at 2:46 PM