Visual Basic installation information

In order to do the Visual Basic assignments you need to:

Install Visual Basic .NET Express. To do this you need a high speed internet connection. It can be downloaded for free at

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http://www.microsoft.com/Express/VB/

Install Visual Studio .NET. If you do this, then you will be able to also program in Visual C++ (CS 52 at SMC) or C# (CS 33 at SMC). This is available for FREE in the SMC lab in B231.

The .NET Framework (pronounced “dot net framework”) defines the
environment that you use to execute Visual Basic .NET applications and the
services you can use within those applications. One of the main goals of this
framework is to make it easier to develop applications that run over the Internet.
However, this framework can also be used to develop traditional business
applications that run on the Windows desktop.
To develop a Visual Basic .NET application, you use a product called Visual
Studio .NET (pronounced “Visual Studio dot net”). This is actually a suite of
products that includes the three programming languages.
In this course, we will learn how to use Visual Basic .NET, which is
designed for rapid application development.

Platforms that can run Visual Studio .NET

Windows Vista
• Windows 2000 and later releases of Windows
Platforms that can run Visual Studio .NET applications
• Windows 98 and later releases of Windows, depending on which .NET components the
application uses
Visual Basic .NET Standard Edition
• An inexpensive alternative to the complete Visual Studio .NET package that supports a limited version of Visual Basic .NET as its only programming language.
Description
• The .NET Framework defines the environment that you use for executing Visual Basic
.NET applications.
• Visual Studio .NET is a suite of products that includes all three of the programming languages listed above. These languages run within the .NET Framework.

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