Install the Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools (Compact 7)

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3/12/2014

The Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools and application templates for Expression Blend are included in the Windows Embedded Compact 7 installer. However, they are not installed if your computer does not have the following prerequisite software installed:

  • Visual Studio 2008 SP1 - required by Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools 
  • **Expression Blend 3 ** - required for the Expression Blend templates

To Install the Prerequisite Software

  1. If you already installed Windows Embedded Compact 7 without the prerequisites, run the Windows Embedded Compact 7 installer again to uninstall both the Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools and Platform Builder.

  2. Install Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1.

  3. Install Expression Blend 3.

To Install the Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools and Expression Blend Project Templates

  1. Run the installer for Windows Embedded Compact 7.

  2. If this is the first time you have installed Windows Embedded Compact 7, do one of the following:

    • Choose Custom install (select options to install) in the Installation Options dialog box, and then select the following options in the Customize Installation dialog box:
      • **Platform Builder **
      • **Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools **
    • Choose Full Install (installs all options available) in the Installation Options dialog box.

    If you are updating your existing installation of Windows Embedded Compact 7, select the following options in the Customize Installation dialog box.

    • **Platform Builder **
    • **Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools **

To Verify the Installtion

To verify that Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools was installed successfully, look for the **Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools ** option on the Tools menu in Visual Studio.

The Expression Blend templates are installed at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 3\ProjectTemplates\en\Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools\Application. If you plan to use a non-English version of Expression Blend 3, you must manually copy the template files from %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 3\ProjectTemplates\en\Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools\Application to the following directory, which you must create in your local user directory: %Users%\[name]\Documents\Expression\Blend 3\ProjectTemplates\Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools\Applications. After you manually copy the files to the new directory path, Expression Blend can display the templates in its New Project dialog box.

Tip

You can install evaluation versions of the required software from Download Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Next Steps

Convert an Expression Blend Project to a Silverlight for Windows Embedded Application TemplateGetting Started with Silverlight for Windows Embedded

See Also

Concepts

Getting Started with Silverlight for Windows Embedded