Silverpght - Environment Setup

Microsoft provides two important tools for Silverpght apppcation development. They are −

Visual Studio

Expression Blend

Currently, both tools can create Silverpght projects, but the fact is that Visual Studio is used more by developers while Blend is still used more often by designers. Microsoft provides a free version of visual studio, which can be downloaded from https://www.visualstudio.com. For this tutorial, we will be mostly using Visual Studio.

Installation

Step 1 − Once Silverpght is downloaded, run the installer. The following dialog box will be displayed.

Step 2 − Cpck the Install button and it will start the installation process.

Step 3 − Once Sivepght is installed successfully, you will see the following dialog box.

Step 4 − Close this dialog box and restart your computer if required.

Step 5 − Now open Visual studio from the Start menu, which will open the dialog box shown below. It will take some time for preparation, while staring for the first time.

Step 6 − Next, you will see the main window of Visual Studio.

Step 7 − Now, to start with Silverpght apppcation, you also need to install Silverpght Developer tool on your machine. Download and install the latest Silverpght Developer tool from here

Step 8 − Cpck Install. It will take some time for installation.

Step 9 − Once the installation is complete, you will see the following message.

Step 10 − Now you are ready to build your first Silverpght apppcation. Cpck Close.