This version of Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation is compatible with release versions of Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
Note The Beta 2.2 version of Windows Workflow Foundation is NOT compatible with Microsoft Office "12" (Beta 1) or Office "12" (Beta 1 Technical Refresh). For a version compatible with Office "12" (Beta 1), please install Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1.2 here (English only). For a version compatible with Office "12" (Beta 1 Technical Refresh), please install Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2 as part of the WinFX Runtime Components - February CTP here (English only).If you have an earlier version of Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation installed, you must remove it before installing Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2. Perform the following steps:
If you have an earlier version of Windows Workflow Foundation installed, you must remove it before installing Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2. Perform the following steps:
If you want to use Visual Studio 2005 to develop your workflows, then you must uninstall pre-release versions (English only) of Visual Studio 2005 and then install the release version (English only) before installing Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2.
If you have a pre-release version of the .NET Framework version 2.0 installed on your machine, you must uninstall it and install the release version as described in the following steps:
Install the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2 package from this location.
Note Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation will not be installed if you do not have Visual Studio 2005 installed; however, the runtime components and the SDK will be installed. Also, If you have to repair an installation of Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation, you must run setup.exe again and repair it through that installation wizard rather than the one opened when you select Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation in Add or Remove Programs.
The Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation installation package contains the extensions, runtime components, and an SDK (with a command-line compiler specifically designed for compiling workflows).
It is not necessary to use Visual Studio 2005 when developing against Windows Workflow Foundation; however, if you choose to do so, the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions make designing workflows in Visual Studio much easier through the use of a graphical designer.
To install only the Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2 runtime components (not the SDK, or the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions), perform the following steps:
The Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2 runtime components will remain on your machine and can be uninstalled at a later time using Add or Remove Programs.
Note If you have to repair an installation of Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation, you must run setup.exe again and repair it through that installation wizard rather than the one opened when you select Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation in Add or Remove Programs.
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