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Figure 1-2
5. After you have chosen all the features you want, click Install. Installation will begin and you can
sit back and relax for a bit. The setup time varies depending on how many features you chose to
install. As a reference, the installation process took around 20 minutes on a 2.4-GHz computer
with 512 MB RAM running Windows XP Professional.
6. When installation is completed, you will see a dialog informing you that the installation has
completed.
Here you will see any problems that setup encountered along the way. You are also given the
chance to look at the installation log. This log provides a list of all actions taken during the
installation process. Unless your installation reported errors, the installation log can safely be
ignored. The Visual Studio 2005 setup is nearly complete. Click Done to move on to installing
the documentation.
7. The MSDN Library installation is simple and straightforward, and this section covers the high-
lights. The first screen that you will see is the initial welcome screen. Click Next to proceed.
8. You will be allowed to select the amount of the documentation you want to install, as shown in
Figure 1-3. Click Next to start the installation process.
If you have the spare hard drive space, it is a very good idea to install the full documentation. That way
you have access to the full library, which will be important if you choose a limited set of options during
the install and later add more features.
9. After the MSDN documentation has been installed, you are returned to the initial setup screen
again, and the Service Releases option is available.
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