Collecting the Required Tools
The best place to find all the tools you need to get started with Silverlight is the Microsoft Web Platform Installer 3.0 which you can download here: www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx. The Web PI (for short) is a free tool that enables you to easily download and install components of the Microsoft Web Platform. You will find the tools that you require for Silverlight development in the Tools category on the Web Platform tab. Alternatively, you can visit the Get Started page on the official Silverlight web site, at http://silverlight.net/GetStarted, which has links to the required downloads.
The following subsections give a breakdown of the various tools required (or recommended) for Silverlight development ...
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