Setting up the Environment - Win FX

Setting up the Environment
· Before deep dive into the core concepts and demos in the upcoming blogs, let’s quickly see the environment setup for WinFX development. Need to install the following components:
· 1. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable Package
- The Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.0 redistributable package installs the common language runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework 3.0.
· 2. Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Vista and .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components
- The Windows SDK includes content for application development with the APIs in Windows Vista, including the .NET Framework 3.0 technologies
· 3. Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (WCF & WPF), November 2006 CTP
- The Visual Studio 2005 extensions for.NET Framework 3.0 (WCF & WPF), November 2006 CTP provides developers with support for building .NET Framework 3.0 applications using the released version of Visual Studio 2005.

Setting up the Environment
· 4. Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (Windows Workflow Foundation)
- This installs the Visual Studio Designer and WWF Debugger.
· Windows SDK is the core component for the WinFX development which installs the Documents, Samples and Developer Tools: