Installing Samples and Tutorials

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After the installation is complete it is a good idea to apply .NET framework
Service pack 1. The service pack fixes some of the bugs. It can be downloaded
from:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/sp1/default.asp

Installing Samples and Quick Start Tutorials

.NET framework comes with an excellent set of tutorials that help you learn
various technologies such as ASP.NET and windows forms. In order to configure
the tutorials follow Start menu -> Program -> Microsoft .NET Framework SDK
-> Samples and Quick Start Tutorials. This will open up a HTML document that
will guide you through the process of configuring the samples and tutorials.

Installing MSDE

.NET framework samples and quick start tutorials require a Microsoft SQL Server
Desktop Engine (MSDE). MSDE is scaled down version of SQL Server. The
samples use databases from the MSDE. In order to work with the samples make
sure you have started an instance of MSDE. You can use this MSDE for creating
your own databases for testing applications.

Coming Next...

By the time you must have got idea about what .NET is and what it can do for you. You
probably will have installed .NET on your machine waiting eagerly to try hands on it.
However, before you go into the code level details, it is essential that you firmly
understand certain fundamentals. In the next section we will demystify some intrinsic
concepts and features of .NET framework.