Visual studio 2010 is an amzing release from Microsoft. I have tried the beta 1,2 of Visual Studio 2010 and finally the full version is released. I am also interested in the latest edition of Windows which nothing but our Windows 7. Next to Vista I like this version very much. Out of curiosity I have installed the prebuild version of Windows 7. I tried installing the express edition here and it failed making me disappointed. I tried two or three times and finally I decided to download the trial version of Windows 7. After that I can install the Visual Studio 2010 express edition easily. I have given the link below from where I have downloaded the file.

1. http://www.microsoft.com/express/downloads/
   1. Here the link give is through Web PI Installer.
   2. Other option is you can download the ISO image file and burn them to a disc or use a virtual disc

1. This Visual Web developer will provide the Sql Server engine alone. To get a Sql Server Management Studio get from the following link
   1. http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/InstallOptions.aspx

   

2. That's it all the things necessary for the web application programming is ready. Ah I forget to tell about the Silverlight. Please find the Silverlight 4 latest tools from the below link (WCF RIA services is the main update)
   1. http://www.silverlight.net/getstarted/
   2. Silverlight 4 Tools(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eff8a0da-0a4d-48e8-8366-6ddf2ecad801&displaylang=en)
   3. Expression Blend 4 trial(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=88484825-1b3c-4e8c-8b14-b05d025e1541&displaylang=en)

      

      I think the reader would have enjoyed on how to get these things. Please let me know if you are not clear with any of these things.

       

Thanks,

Thani