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6Microsoft Visual Studio 2010: A Beginner’s Guide

Installing Visual Studio 2010

Hopefully the preceding discussion whets your appetite on what VS can do for you. If you haven’t already installed VS, this section walks you through the setup process. The guidance along the way will explain how to choose among available options to customize the installation to your needs. The following steps explain how to install VS:

System Requirements

As of this writing Microsoft recommends you have a 32-bit x86 or 64-bit (x64) CPU, at least 1GB RAM, a 5400 RPM hard disk drive, 3GB hard disk space, DVD-ROM, DirectX video at 1280 × 1024 resolution, and a 1.6 GHz processor. Recommended operating systems include Windows Vista (all versions except for Starter), Windows XP SP2 or later (all versions except for Starter), Windows 7 (only Ultimate at the time this chapter was written), Windows 2003 (SP1 or R2 or later), and Windows 2008 (SP1 or R2 or later). Be sure to check Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) online, as system requirements can change over time.

1.When you first place the VS DVD into the drive, you’ll see the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 window, shown in Figure 1-1. Available options are to Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Check For Service Releases. Click Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

Figure 1-1 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Setup window