Setup Instructions for
Comprehensive Silverlight Training

1. If you haven't already, download the class files listed at the bottom of this page.
2. Create a folder in the root of your C drive called "Webucator" and extract the class files zip file to that folder.
3. Make sure that you have installed the editor you plan to use in class.
   1. See the course outline for your class to determine which editors you can use.
   2. If this is for a private onsite class make sure that each computer has the editor installed.
   3. If you are using a trial version of the editor, be aware that some products require a unique trial key on each computer.

While Silverlight is supported on more operating systems than those listed above, the tools and technologies used in this course require one of the operating system listed above.

Ensure that the .NET Framework 3.5 is installed. You can determine if it is installed through the Add / Remove Programs in the Control Panel. If it is not installed, when using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, download and install it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6&DisplayLang=en. It is included in Windows Vista and can be installed by opening Programs and Features in the Control Panel and selecting Turn Windows Features on or off in the sidebar.

Ensure that Internet Information Server (IIS) is installed.

Tools

The following tools are required to complete the course:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005
• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 Update (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8A1A68D8-DB11-417C-91AD-02AAB484776B&displaylang=en)
• Microsoft Expression Blend 2 - December Preview (ensure that it is version 2 and not version 1; version 1 only supports WPF but not Silverlight)
• Microsoft Expression Media Encoder
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 2 (free) (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/bb410792.aspx)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Toolkit (free) (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/bb410792.aspx)
• Microsoft SQL Server Sample Databases (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=06616212-0356-46A0-8DA2-EEBC53A68034&displaylang=en)
  • Once the sample database scripts have been extracted, double-click each of the two .sql files to open it in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express and execute it using the toolbar button. This will install the sample database.

Downloads

The following applications should be downloaded and installed:

• Microsoft Silverlight 1.1 (will be renamed to version 2.0 in 2008) (http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/license-win-dev.aspx)
• Microsoft Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=25144C27-6514-4AD4-8BCB-E2E051416E03&displaylang=en)
• ASP.NET Futures (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A5189BCB-EF81-4C12-9733-E294D13A58E6&displaylang=en)
• ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit for 3.5 with no source (http://www.codeplex.com/AtlasControlToolkit/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=8513)
• ComponentOne Silverlight Controls (only required until Microsoft releases Silverlight 2.0 with included controls) (http://labs.componentone.com/Sapphire/)

Outline available at http://www.webucator.com/Net/SLV501.cfm

Class files available at http://www.webucator.com/ClassFiles/SLV501.zip

Technical requirements listed at http://www.webucator.com/NET/SLV501.cfm#TechReqs.