Setting up Visual C# 2008 Express Edition
- It's easy enough to download and install Visual C# 2010 Express Edition. Here's the link to the Visual Studio 2010 Express Edition download page: http://www.microsoft.com/express/downloads/ You don't need to check any of the options in the installer to get the code in this book to run, but feel free to if you want.
- Download the installation package for Visual C# 2010 Express Edition. Make sure you do a complete installation. That should install everything that you need: the IDE (which you'll learn about), .NET Framework 4.0, and other tools.
- Once you've got it installed, you'll have a new Start menu option: Microsoft Visual C# 2010 Express Edition. Click on it to bring up the IDE, and you're all set.
If you absolutely must use an older version of Visual Studio, C# or the .NET Framework, then please keep in mind that you'll come across topics in this book that won't be compatible with your version. The C# team at Microsoft has added some pretty cool features to the language. Keep in mind that if you're not using the latest version, there will be some code in this book that won't work.