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Where is db2.net data provider?

I have 8.1.5 on Windows 2003 with Visual Studio 2005 installed as well as Visual Studio Add Ons for 2005 from IBM. I want to install the db2.net data provider, please inform me where I can get it
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yes, that works, thank you, but its not exactly what I had in mind. What I want is to use the native driver so that when I select file>new>project>database I will see the IBM DB2 icon as well as the SQL server icon. Right now, I can only see the SQL Server Project, even though I have installed the Visual Studio Add in from IBM.
If I go to Control Panel, Add remove Programs and try and change the IBM Add In setup, the setup wizard gives me this message:
IBM Database add-ins for Visual Studio 2005 will not operate until one of the following providers is installed:
DB2.Net Data Provider
Informix.Net Data Provider

So thats why I was asking where do I get the db2.net data provider and how do I register it with Visual Studio 2005?
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ok, got it, the thing is, I am at version 8.1.5 and the data provider starts at 9, so I installed the db2 v9 client, ran the configure the framework data provider and then launched visual studio and now it all works like I want.