AnkhSVN Visual Studio 2005 Install

Install
-Download AnkhSVN (e.g. AnkhSVN 2.0.5250) from CollabNet download page at http://ankhsvn.open.collab.net/servlets/ProjectProcess?pageID=3794.
-Install by double clicking and accept all default options.
-Start VS2005
-Set current source control plug-in to AnkhSVN: Tools -> Options -> Source Control.

Browse Repository
-Start VS2005
-Open Repository Explorer (View -> Repository Explorer)
-Click the second icon under the Repository Explorer tab (a globe with a plus sign to the upper right) to add a new URL to repository
-Enter your SVN repository URL (e.g. svn://localhost/trunk/myproject)

Check Out A Directory
-Open Repository Explorer (View -> Repository Explorer)
-Highlight the directory to be checked out
-Click the first icon under the Repository Explorer tab (red heart icon with a green check mark to the lower right)
-Enter the destination folder to check out or accept the default location
-Select the revision to check out. Default to Head which is the most current revision.

Open A VS Solution
-Open a VS solution as usual. If the solution folder is checked out from SVN and AnkhSVN is set as current source control plug-in, you should see SVN icons replacing the usual Windows Explorer icons under the Solution Explorer.
-Right click entries under Solution Explorer (solution, project, file. etc.), a SVN context menu will be available for various SVN operations.

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