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Installing Visual Studio Tools for Applications

Visual Studio Tools for Applications installation works best if you have installed the Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual Studio first.

For system requirements, see System Requirements for the Visual Studio Tools for Applications IDE.

If you install Visual Studio 2008 and the MSDN library first, the Visual Studio Tools for Applications documentation integrates into the MSDN library table of contents.

Installation Steps

To install Visual Studio Tools for Applications

  1. Install the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 from the Microsoft Download Center: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1.

  2. Install the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable from the Microsoft Download Center: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86).

  3. If you have Visual Studio 2008 already installed, install Service Pack 1 from the Microsoft Download Center: Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1.

  4. Download and install the VSTA SDK from the Summit Software Web site: Visual Studio Tools for Applications Software Development Kit (SDK).

See Also

Concepts

Introduction to Visual Studio Tools for Applications

Overview of Integrating Visual Studio Tools for Applications

System Requirements for the Visual Studio Tools for Applications IDE

Securing and Deploying Add-Ins

Other Resources

Getting Started (Visual Studio Tools for Applications)

Visual Studio Tools for Applications Product Information