How to set up development environment from MSDN Professional Subscription (318124)

SUMMARY

The information in this article applies to Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Professional Subscription. This step-by-step article shows you how to set up a computer for development to use some of the key products found in the MSDN Professional subscription.

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Requirements

The following items describe the recommended hardware, software, network infrastructure, skills and knowledge, and service packs that you need:

• Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Prior knowledge required:

• General familiarity with how to install Microsoft applications

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Install key products from the MSDN Professional Subscription

To set up a development environment that uses the products available from the MSDN Professional subscription, you must set up Visual Studio .NET Professional first, and then you must set up the Desktop Engine for Data Access.

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Install Visual Studio .NET

1. Insert the CD-ROM labeled Visual Studio .NET Disk 1 in your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.
2. The Visual Studio .NET Setup window appears. Click 1 Windows Component Update.
3. Insert the CD-ROM labeled Windows Component Update.
4. The End User window appears. Accept the agreement to continue.
5. The Windows Component Update window appears. The setup wizard detects which components to install before you can install Visual Studio .NET. Click Continue.
6. The Optional Automatic Log On window appears. Click to select the Automatically log on check box, and then type your password. Click Install Now. (This option appears only if you are installing on a computer running Windows 2000 because this is the only operating system that requires you to restart the computer to install components during the installation process.)
7. The Windows Component Update Summary window appears. Click Done.
8. The Visual Studio .NET Setup window appears. Click 2 Visual Studio .NET.
9. Insert the CD-ROM labeled Visual Studio .NET Disk 1.
10. Accept the default items to install. These items include the .NET Framework SDK, SQL Server Desktop Engine, and Documentation.
11. The Visual Studio .NET Setup - Start Page window appears. Type the product key, located on the CD-ROM, and then accept the End User License Agreement to continue.
12. The Visual Studio Setup - Install Page window appears and Setup starts to install Visual Studio .NET.
13. Insert the CD-ROMs labeled Disk 2, Disk 3, and Disk 4 as the Visual Studio .NET wizard prompts for them.
14. Setup is complete.
15. The Visual Studio .NET Setup window appears. Click 3 Service Releases.
16. Install any service updates.

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Install the Desktop Engine

In almost any development project, you will want to integrate with some data store at some time. However, if you are an MSDN Professional subscriber, you do not have access to a copy of SQL Server Developer, Standard, or Enterprise through this level of subscription. If you want to develop code that has access to a database, you can use a local copy of the Desktop Engine.

Note The Desktop Engine is a lightweight version of SQL Server that is included with the QuickStarts, which are included with Visual Studio .NET.

You can install either all of the QuickStarts or only the Desktop Engine. In this article, you will learn how to install only the Desktop Engine.

1. Find the C:\Program Files\Visual Studio.NET\FrameworkSDK\Samples\Setup\msde folder on your hard disk.
   
   Note This is the default location. If you installed Visual Studio .NET in a different directory than the default, locate that directory.
2. Double-click the Instmsde.exe file to install the Desktop Engine on the local computer.
3. When the install is complete, on the Start menu, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the Administrative Tools icon.
4. Double-click the Services icon.
5. In the list of services, right-click MSSQL$NETSDK, and then click Start.
6. Now that the Desktop Engine is started, you can work with ADO.NET and SQL Server in your .NET applications. Although the Desktop Engine has some limitations over the full version of SQL Server (such as a 2 gigabyte (GB) limit on databases), the same database code and structures that you create with the Desktop Engine can be migrated to the Standard edition, to the Enterprise edition, or to the Developer edition of SQL Server.

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Verify that the programs work

Verify the Visual Studio .NET install

To verify your installation of Visual Studio .NET, do the following:

• On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, and then click Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. Visual Studio .NET will start.

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Verify the Desktop Engine install

To verify your installation of the Desktop Engine, do the following:

• At a command prompt, type NET Start. The MSSQL$NETSDK service appears in the list.

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