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Chapter 1: Getting Started
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Microsoft SQL Server and its associated tools are also useful, especially if you plan to do any web
development in the future. Unless you have some severe disk space constraints, you should install all the
components. You can always uninstall components later if you need to.
Once you ’ ve decided on which components you wish to install, click the Next button and go fix yourself
a sandwich . . . it ’ s going to take a while for things to get installed.
Figure 1 - 3
While I was working through the installation process, the install software sensed
that some of the Windows software on my system was outdated. I was asked if
I wanted to install the updates and patches that had come out since I last updated
my system. Because the list also included several patches to Visual Studio, I said yes.
It took almost two hours to download and update my software. However, when the
updates were finished, the C# Express installer picked up right where it had left off
and the installation continued without a hitch. While it does take some time, you
should update your software if the installer offers you that option.
Eventually, the installation process ends . . . honest! If you updated your system software as part of the
installation process, the installer will ask you at some point if you wish to restart your computer. Answer
yes if you are asked. After the system restarts and the software has been installed, you should see a
new icon on your desktop labeled Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition. You should be able to
double - click the new icon and launch C# Express.
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