Merge request

Please merge these changes. They include:

* Upgrade to VS 2012 via new .SLN file (new VS does not support Installer projects, and the free InstallShield Wizard that can be installed within it, does not support installation of Windows Service componenets)
* Upgrade to Windows Azure SDK 1.8
* Updated documentation - remarks + direct copies from Clemens' original blog post

Project is built and tested against Windows Azure SDK 1.8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.