diff --git a/Spring.build b/Spring.build
index b9df9309..e905e49c 100644
--- a/Spring.build
+++ b/Spring.build
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ Build properties that may be set:
   <property name="spring.basedir" value="${project::get-base-directory()}"/>
   <property name="tool.dir" value="${project::get-base-directory()}/build-support/tools"/>
 
+
+  <!-- default location of mstest executable -->
+  <!-- See target set-user-overrides for how to change this to your machine values --> 
+  <property name="vs-net.mstest.bin.dir" value="K:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE"/>
+
   <!-- debug or release -->
   <property name="project.build.config" value="debug"/>
   <property name="project.build.package" value="false"/>
@@ -351,6 +356,7 @@ Build properties that may be set:
     <nant buildfile="src/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate21/Spring.Data.NHibernate21.build" target="build" if="${build-data and (nant.settings.currentframework == 'net-2.0' or nant.settings.currentframework == 'mono-2.0') and not net-3.0}"/>
     <nant buildfile="src/Spring/Spring.Services/Spring.Services.build" target="build" if="${build-services}"/>
     <nant buildfile="src/Spring/Spring.Testing.NUnit/Spring.Testing.NUnit.build" target="build" if="${build-testing and not net-3.0}"/>
+    <nant buildfile="src/Spring/Spring.Testing.Microsoft/Spring.Testing.Microsoft.build" target="build" if="${build-testing-mstest  and (nant.settings.currentframework == 'net-2.0') and not net-3.0}"/>
     <nant buildfile="src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Spring.Messaging.Nms.build" target="build" if="${build-nms and not net-3.0}"/>
     <nant buildfile="src/Spring/Spring.Scheduling.Quartz/Spring.Scheduling.Quartz.build" target="build" if="${build-quartz and not net-3.0}"/>
     <nant buildfile="src/Spring/Spring.Messaging/Spring.Messaging.build" target="build" if="${build-msmq and not net-3.0}"/>
@@ -374,14 +380,17 @@ Build properties that may be set:
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     <nant buildfile="test/Spring/Spring.Web.Tests/Spring.Web.Tests.build" target="test" if="${build-web and not net-3.0}"/>
     <nant buildfile="test/Spring/Spring.Testing.NUnit.Tests/Spring.Testing.NUnit.Tests.build" target="test" if="${not net-3.0}"/>
+    <nant buildfile="test/Spring/Spring.Testing.Microsoft.Tests/Spring.Testing.Microsoft.Tests.build" target="test" if="${build-testing  and (nant.settings.currentframework == 'net-2.0') and not net-3.0}"/>
     <nant buildfile="test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests.build" target="test" if="${build-nms and not net-3.0}"/>
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     <nant buildfile="test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Tests.build" target="test" if="${build-msmq-tests and not net-3.0}"/>
     <nant buildfile="test/Spring/Spring.Template.Velocity.Tests/Spring.Template.Velocity.Tests.build" target="test" if="${build-velocity and not net-3.0}"/>
 
     <!-- build examples -->
+
     <nant buildfile="examples/Spring/Spring.Examples.build" target="build" if="${build-examples and not using-clover and not net-3.0}"/>
 
+
   </target>
 
   <target name="compile-net-1.0" description="Builds .NET Framework 1.0 version"
@@ -1332,6 +1341,7 @@ Build properties that may be set:
     <property name="build-data" value="true"/>
     <property name="build-services" value="true"/>
     <property name="build-testing" value="true"/>
+    <property name="build-testing-mstest" value="false"/>
     <property name="build-winservices" value="true"/>
     <property name="build-web" value="true"/>
     <property name="solution.file" value="Spring.Net.sln"/>
@@ -1364,6 +1374,7 @@ Build properties that may be set:
     <property name="build-data" value="true"/>
     <property name="build-services" value="true"/>
     <property name="build-testing" value="true"/>
+    <property name="build-testing-mstest" value="false"/>
     <property name="build-winservices" value="true"/>
     <property name="build-web" value="true"/>
     <property name="build-examples" value="true"/>
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed8593fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-support/solutions/Spring.Net.Testing.2008.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+
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+	EndGlobalSection
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diff --git a/common-project.include b/common-project.include
index 21fbb5de..d401149c 100644
--- a/common-project.include
+++ b/common-project.include
@@ -194,7 +194,32 @@ ${tool.dir}       : dir for tools
 
   <!--
 *******************************************************************************
-Runs standard unit test configuration of the current ${project::get-name()}.dll
+Runs Microsoft unit test configuration of the current ${project::get-name()}.dll
+Currently assumes you have installed VS.NET on the machine
+
+Arguments:
+${current.bin.dir}: the binary directory to pick the assembly + app.config from
+${project.name}   : (optional), the name of the assembly
+${tool.dir}       : dir for tools
+    -->
+  <target name="common.run-tests.mstest">
+
+    <property name="test.assemblyname" value="${project::get-name()}" overwrite="false" />
+    <property name="test.bin.dir" value="${current.bin.dir}" if="${not property::exists('test.bin.dir')}" />
+
+    <echo message="Unit Testing ${project.name} in ${test.bin.dir}" />
+
+    <exec program="${vs-net.mstest.bin.dir}\MSTest.exe" workingdir="${test.bin.dir}" verbose="false">
+      <arg value="/testcontainer:${test.bin.dir}/${test.assemblyname}.dll"/>
+      <arg value="/resultsfile:${test.assemblyname}.dll-MsTestResults.trx"/>
+      <arg value="/nologo" />
+    </exec>
+
+  </target>
+
+  <!--
+*******************************************************************************
+Runs NUnit unit test configuration of the current ${project::get-name()}.dll
 
 Arguments:
 ${current.bin.dir}: the binary directory to pick the assembly + app.config from
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Testing.Microsoft.Tests/Testing/Microsoft/AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTestsTests.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Testing.Microsoft.Tests/Testing/Microsoft/AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTestsTests.cs
index 9257c54e..86734a7c 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Testing.Microsoft.Tests/Testing/Microsoft/AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTestsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Testing.Microsoft.Tests/Testing/Microsoft/AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTestsTests.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 
 #endregion
 
+using System;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Spring.Context;
 using Spring.Context.Support;
+using Spring.Objects;
+using Spring.Transaction;
 
 namespace Spring.Testing.Microsoft
 {
@@ -30,7 +33,13 @@ namespace Spring.Testing.Microsoft
 	[TestClass]
 	public class AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTestsTests
 	{
-        private class TestAbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTests :AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTests
+        //Force loading of this assembly since MsTest runner doesn't run in the 'working' directory and find
+        //dynamically loaded assemblies... (you have *got* to be kidding!!!)
+        //Investigate use of [DeploymentItem(...)] 
+	    private Type t = typeof (CallCountingTransactionManager);
+	    private Type t2 = typeof (TestObject);
+
+        private class TestAbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTests : AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTests
         {
             public static readonly string[] CONFIGLOCATIONS = new string[] {"assembly://Spring.Testing.Microsoft.Tests/Spring.Testing.Microsoft/TestApplicationContext.xml"};
 
@@ -71,6 +80,9 @@ namespace Spring.Testing.Microsoft
 	    {
 	        fixtureInstance = new TestAbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTests();
             Assert.IsTrue(fixtureInstance.RegisterContextWithContextRegistry);
+            Assert.AreEqual(typeof(CallCountingTransactionManager), t);
+            Assert.AreEqual(typeof(TestObject), t2);
+
 	    }
 
 	    [TestMethod]