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Silverlight 2 Beta 2 now available

Microsoft Silverlight Microsoft earlier this week announced at Tech-Ed North America 2008 that Microsoft Silverlight 2 beta 2 will be available for download this week.

The new Silverlight 2 beta 2 control updates the version number from 2.0.30226.2 to 2.0.30523.6. This release is expected to break compatibility with Silverlight 2 beta 1 while improving compatibility with Silverlight 1. For a full list of changes and new features, take a look here.

Please note, that you should uninstall all previous Silverlight 2 beta 1 bits before you attempt to install the new beta bits. The Silverlight 2 beta 2 control seems to upgrade seamlessly enough though. A list of stuff that should be removed includes:

  • Microsoft Expression Blend 2.5 March Preview
  • Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008
  • Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 SDK Beta1

Also note that the Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008 will install fine on top of Visual Studio 2008 RTM or Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta.

Well they were really cutting the before the end of the week promise close but you can now get hold of the latest beta developer bits using the following links:

If you aren’t using Visual Studio 2008 then you can download the SDK on its own using the following link:

I’ve also noticed another build of the Silverlight 2 beta 2 control that is targeted for developers. I assume it has more debugging support as its slightly larger in size. I don’t think its included in the Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008 installer.

And if you liked the Deep Zoom technology that was first shown in Silverlight 2 beta 1 then get yourself an updated set of tools to work with Silverlight 2 beta 2:

I personally can’t wait to get started with this new build as it now finally carries a commercial Go Live license.

Take a look at the following post which goes into details about the new features in the Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008.

  1. WCF templates for Silverlight Enabled.
  2. Build configurations.
  3. XAML Validation now reports build errors.
  4. Setup Improvements.
  5. Projects created in Beta 1 are prompted for conversion when opening to Beta 2
  6. Linking a Web Site to a Silverlight Application.

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