Installing Visual C# 2005 Express Edition

There are two ways to install the Visual C# 2005 Express. The first method is to download and install it directly from the Microsoft website. This process requires continuous connection to the internet throughout the process but the installation will be easy.

The other method 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 theMicrosoft website:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualcsharp/download/

The installation process is simple. Follow the step-by-step instructions in the setup wizard:

Check the option in the next screen to install the MSDN Library which contains important information and help topics. However, if you have installed any other Express Edition earlier (like Visual Web Developer or Visual Basic), the MSDN is already installed and you will not get the prompt to install it.

The Visual C# 2005 Express Edition is now installed. We will now install the SQL Server 2005 Express so that we can use database handling in our applications.