I had a link that had some great information regarding the new developer tools for Windows 7 phone, but I lost it! :(
Where can I download the appropriate tools? Is there an emulator that simulates the phone on my laptop so I can do short tech demos for my study group?
Thank you.
everything you need is FREE and available here:
http://developer.windowsphone.com/Default.aspx
Basically it's Visual Studio Express for Windows phone and Expression Blend Express for Windows phone. There's a 3.5Mb bootstrapper that will download everythingh you need.
The tools you need are still in beta. You can get them from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c8496c2a-54d9-4b11-9491-a1bfaf32f2e3&displaylang=en . They work with whatever version of Visual Studio you have (Express right up to ultimate.) I just blogged some links to resources to help you get started: http://www.gregcons.com/KateBlog/SomeWindowsPhone7Resources.aspx.
You need to get the latest Visual Studio.
You can get it for free if you're a student from DreamSpark.
There's an add-on for Windows 7 phone to get to the marketplace
#Poleman
The Beta version of Windows Phone 7 will install Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone and well as Expression Studio for Windows Phone too. These are free as well.
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please any one help me to develop windows phone app in m windows 7 ultimate operating system.
please I have tried more than three days but not succeeded.
I am having vs 2010,2008 also.
please i think visual studio 2010 for windows phone software is needed.
I have searched long time for this also.
please help me guys.
thanks in advance.
Why Visual Studio 2010? You can download Visual Studio Express 2013 for free. It's all you need to develop Windows Phone apps.
Download Express 2013 for Windows
I have download windows phone 7 sdk from this link.. It's working fine.
And also try this links
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
I need to develop a windows mobile application. I have Windows 8.1 (Enterprise) PC with Visual Studio 2012 Premium. Which version of windows phone SDK can I use?
I searched in net and found here(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2864215) that SDK 8.0 can not be used with Win8.1+VS2012. Everybody suggesting that I have to use VS2013 with SDK8.1. Is there anyway to use SDK8.1 in VS2012?
Is Win8.1+VS2012 useless for windows mobile development?!
I can not change the OS(8.1) and VS2012; those are fixed. Apart from those, I am free to install/update anything in my PC. Could anyone please let me know a way to make my PC to usable for windows mobile development?
I want to start developing App for Windows Phone.
I have installed Visual Studio 2010 Express, Updating it to SP1. Install Windows Phone SDK 7.1. And when I want to create a new Project, here comes the error.
I have installed .NET Framework 3.5 to 4.5. Silverlight SDK 4.0. What am I missing here ?
I am using Windows 8 32 bit if it has any difference.
Microsoft made developing for windows-phone as complicated as possible. )
So, basically there are two solutions, that are guaranteed to work:
1) You can develop on Visual Studio 2010 for windows-phone-7 on Windows 7.
2)You can develop on Visual Studio 2012 for windows-phone-8 on Windows 8(64-bit).
The other variations are more like a 'dance with tambourine', in my humble opinion.
There are solutions, but they are all tricky.
What may work for you:
Check this question, maybe it helps.
The first answer has a link with instruction of how-to install a sdk for wp7 on windows 8. Try it. However, there's no mention about 32-it system, so it might also not work.
Right now, you've said, you've installed SDK 7.0. Try to to, as suggested in above-mentioned link and install Windows Phone SDK 7.1 and 7.1.1 update.
I'm about to start working on a Windows Phone project which targets Windows Phone 7.5.
For other projects, I use Visual Studio 11, but when I try to load the WP 7 projects, they show up as unavailable. Apparently, they are "...incompatible with the current edition of Visual Studio" (the message I get when hovering over the project nodes in the solution explorer).
I am able to open the projects in Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone (available from this page along with the 7.1 SDK package), but I would really prefer to work in VS11. I find it hard to believe that there is no way to do this, yet I have not been able to find any clear answers;
Any pointers or ideas on how to make VS11 support WP 7 projects in Windows 7 (if it is at all possible) would be appreciated.
Update: I forgot to mention one critical detail: I am using Windows 7, which prohibits me from using the Windows 8 SDK (which requires Windows 8).
Yes, you can develop Windows Phone 7.5 and 8 applications in same IDE — Visual Studio 2012. Just download and install SDK 8.0.
UPDATE: On Windows 7 please try this solution:
Download all files of this folder on git-hub
Drag WPexpress_full.exe and drop it on wp8sdk_installer.exe
Follow the White Rabbit
But be prepare for some bad news:
Windows Phone 8 emulator doesn't work
Blend for Windows Phone 8 doesn't work
Apparently this does not seem to be possible.
Citing the linked page:
Windows Phone: You can’t open this project in Visual Studio 2012
because it doesn't support the project type.
I'm assuming this will change once we switch to Windows 8, and are able to use the Windows 8 SDK, as andrewpey mentioned.
Free Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone, Silverlight and XNA in all their glory...
But can I use them with a Visual Studio 10 version other than Express without paying for it? (My problem being that Express doesn't accept the addins/plugins I depend upon...)
I think i read something today of an express version for windows 7 phones... which would mean the answer here would be no. Not sure where I got it, though.
Ah, yes, here:
http://www.microsoft.com/exPress/
in more detail:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/Phone/
So, there will be an express version for the phones ;)
If you purchase VS 2010 professional, you will get Windows Phone development support in it automatically (via an add-in which gets automatically installed). And you can use your other add-ins as well.
Here is the msdn reference.
The answer is yes on both questions. There will be the free tools (VS 2010 Expres for Windows Phone and Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone) if you happen to have VS 2010 Ultimate the add-ins will install in that version for you so you can use all the add-ons you currently use with VS 2010 as well.