Silverlight prerequisites and installation for web application development

See Also Silverlight Development Tools

If we want to develop a silverlight based .NET web application, first we should know what are the prerequisite software we need.

Bellow I am giving the Prerequisite software requirement information for the both Windows XP and Windows Vista

Prerequisites for silverlight web applications on Windows Vista

We will need a Windows Live ID to download this silverlight runtime. If you do not have a Windows Live ID, you can create new windows Live Id at Windows Live Id before starting download.

1. Install a version of Silverlight:
   • Silverlight 1.0 Beta for Windows
   • Silverlight 1.0 Beta for Mac
   • Silverlight 1.1 Alpha for Windows
   • Silverlight 1.1 Alpha for Mac
2. Install Expression Blend 2 May Preview^* (25.5 MB)

   Overview

   Microsoft has released Microsoft Expression Blend 2. It is an editor to develop very rich silverlight-based applications and also we can export content from Microsoft Expression Design in a format that can be used in Silverlight-based applications that we create in Expression Blend 2 Preview. Microsoft has introduced Microsoft® Expression® Media Encoder. It is useful when we are working with video.

3. [Optional] Do one of the following:
   • Install Visual Studio 2005 Express for developing JavaScriptSilverlight-based applications.
   • Install Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1 for developing managedSilverlight-based applications.
   • Install Silverlight Tools Alpha for Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1.

Please note: information about pre-release versions of Expression products is subject to change.

^* After installing Expression Blend 2 May Preview, you will be prompted to enter a product key. To get a full 180-day trial Please enter the following product key: J9RVG-FJM6D-2Q9HC-296MR-PHC2M.

Prerequisites for silverlight web applications on Windows XP

 

We will need a Windows Live ID to download this silverlight runtime. If you do not have a Windows Live ID, you can create new windows Live Id at Windows Live Id before starting download.

1. Install .NET Framework 3.0 first before starting installation of Expression Blend 2
2. Install a version of Silverlight:
• Silverlight 1.0 Beta for WindowsSilverlight 1.0 Beta for MacSilverlight 1.1 Alpha for WindowsSilverlight 1.1 Alpha for Mac
3. Install Expression Blend 2 May Preview^* (25.5 MB)
4. [Optional] Do one of the following:
   • Install Visual Studio 2005 Express for developing JavaScriptSilverlight-based applications.
   • Install Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1 for developing managedSilverlight-based applications.
   • Install Silverlight Tools Alpha for Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1.

^{* After installing Expression Blend 2 May Preview, you will be prompted to enter a product key. Please enter the following key to get a full 180-day trial: J9RVG-FJM6D-2Q9HC-296MR-PHC2M.}

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Microsoft Expression Blend System Requirements

Operating System

• Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Minimum System

• Intel® Pentium® or AMD processor, 1 GHz with MMX or equivalent
• 512 MB of RAM
• 350 MB available hard disk space
• Graphics processor that is DirectX® 9-capable
• 1024 x 768 monitor resolution with 24-bit color

Recommended System

• Intel Pentium or AMD processor, 2 GHz with MMX or equivalent
• 1 GB of RAM
• Microsoft DirectX® 9.0-capable video card with 256 MB or more of memory -- for example, ATI Radeon® X300 or NVIDIA® GeForce™ 5600 class equivalent or better.
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