2. Installing the .NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) (x86)
Installation procedures for the .NET framework (sdk)
The .NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) is the second file that needs to be installed. The SDK allows us to develop .NET 2.0 Framework applications, including ASP.NET 2.0 web applications. To install the SDK, download the installation file (setup.exe) from the following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=FE6F2099-B7B4-4F47-A244-C96D69C35DEC&displaylang=en
Like the first file, once the installation file is downloaded, double click on it to start the installation process.
In the next step, select all the options to install the Framework completely.
Once installation is complete, we are ready to develop ASP.NET 2.0 applications.
After installing these two files, you can start developing ASP.NET 2.0 applications using a simple text editor. However, if you would like to use a powerful development environment like Visual Web Developer Express Edition 2005, it needs to be downloaded as well. Download and installation is described in Appendix `B'.
