PROBLEM

The Solution Explorer in Visual Studio 2008 may not offer the "Add Web Reference" option that is found in Visual Studio 2005, instead an "Add Service Reference" option is present.

In order to add a reference to a "classic" .NET 2.0 ASMX Web service (i.e. one created in AVR 8.x/Visual Studio 2005) follow these steps:

SOLUTION

First, select “Add Service Reference.”  The Add Service Reference dialog will be displayed:

Click the "Advanced" button at the lower-left hand corner of the window.  This will bring up the "Service Reference Settings" window:

Click the "Add Web Reference..." button in the lower left hand corner of the window.  The "Add Web Reference" window will then be displayed:

You can now add your .NET 2.0 web service.