I have spotted at least one difference between the virtual image and self-extracting installs. The path for the Visual Studio Codename Orcas Command Prompt includes the path to SQLMetal for the virtual image, but the self-extracting install does not. To get to the directory containing SQLMetal.exe, change your directory to ..\SDK\v3.5\Bin cd ..\SDK\v3.5\Bin http://www.linqdev.com/publicportal/Forums/tabid/256/forumid/9/postid/37/view/topic/Default.aspx
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