Installing Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
Installation procedures of the VWD Express 2005
There are two ways to install Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition (VWD Express in short). One way is to download and install it directly from the Microsoft website. This process requires an active connection to the internet throughout the installation process. However, the installation process will be easy.
The other way is to download the `image' file from the Microsoft website and burn it on a CD, and install it from the CD This is the manual installation process. The advantage of this process is that re-installation from the CD is possible should the need arise in the future.
Both installation processes (online and manual process) are described in detail on the following link on the Microsoft website:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/
The installation process is simple. Follow the step-by-step instructions in the setup wizard.
In the next screen, click to install the MSDN Library, which contains important information and help topics.
Congratulations! The VWD 2005 Express Edition is now installed. You may now start developing ASP.NET 2.0 web applications using it. However, it is also necessary to install the SQL Server 2005 Express to handle and process database handling in your applications.
