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A few weeks ago, I made a post on using Oracle VirtualBox to run Windows 8 in a Virtual machine on a Mac laptop. This is a great scenario for easily virtualizing a Windows 8 development environment or just because you want to have Windows 8 on your Mac.
For this post, we are going to show four things -
Visual Studio Express is a stripped-down version of Visual Studio for students and hobbyists, first introduced with Visual Studio 2005 and discontinued with Visual Studio 2015. Originally, it consisted of several editions, each of which targeted a single programming language. Microsoft offers a wide range of applications focused on students and novice developers taking their first steps in the world of programming.This range of products, called Visual Studio Express Editions, offers several free utilities that you can find in Visual C# 2013 Express. Simple tools that are fun and easy to learn.
Main Document: How to use BootCamp to run Windows 8 natively on the Mac hardware. This has the added benefit of giving Windows 8 access to all hardware resources without any virtualization layer. This should provide the best hardware compatibility and accessibility you can find. Plus you keep your Mac OS install for dual-boot.
Appendix A: Installing and Configuring Windows 8
Appendix B: Installing the developer Tools and SDK
Appendix C: Getting Started with Visual Studio 2012
If you are unfamiliar with installing Boot Camp on the Mac, there are several YouTube videos available (like this one watch this YouTube video), as well as many additional resources online. You can also check this Boot Camp resource here http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
These instructions below is a compressed set of steps to get up started with Windows 8 on Boot Camp.
1. Create a bootable Windows 8 DVD from a Windows 8 ISO. | You will need to download or acquire Windows 8. You can download a free 90 days evaluation version of Windows 8 from the Evaluation Center. Please note that this version will expire and is not upgradeable. You can also elect to purchase a fully licensed upgrade Windows 8 at retail. If you or your company happen to be MSDN subscribers, you can get the RTM version of Windows 8 from the MSDN Subscriber Downloads page. To learn how to create a Windows 8 Bootable DVD check these Bing results. |
2. Run Finder. | |
3. Navigate to Application | Utilities and RunBootCamp Assistant. | Get latest Boot Camp here http://support.apple.com/downloads/#bootcamp |
4. Follow the Wizard Instructions. | |
5. On Select Tasks select both options. | Windows 8 is officially not supported by Boot Camp. Proceed with the installation. |
6. Select where to save the Windows Support Software. | USB drive recommended. You will need to install this software after Windows installs and is running. |
7. Login with your OSX User and Password. | |
8. Create partition for Windows. Although 20 GB is enough space to install Windows 8, it is highly recommended that you allocate at least 30 GB (or more) if you plan to install other programs such as Visual Studio Express for Windows 8. If you will also be installing Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone, then allocate at least 40 GB. | Move the slider to change the drive size to the recommended 40 GB |
9. The partitioning process will start. | This process will take a few minutes. |
10. Install Windows 8. | See Appendix A: Installing and configuring Windows 8 |
11. Install Windows Support Software. | |
12. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next. | |
13. Ensure Apple Software Update For Windows is selected, and then click Install. | |
14. Install Windows Support Software. | From within Windows 8, open the location where you saved the Windows Support Software and run setup.exe. This process will install all pertinent Windows 8 drivers to work properly within Windows 8. This process will take a few minutes to complete and your screen may flicker. |
15. Once installation is complete, click Finish and then Yes to the reboot prompt. | |
16. Install Visual Studio 2012 tools. | See Appendix B: Installing the developer tools and SDK |
17. Getting Started with Visual Studio Resources. | See Appendix C: Getting Started with Visual Studio |
18. To boot to Mac OS, from Start page type control panel, double-click Control Panel from the search results and then double-click Boot Camp. Select Macintosh HD and then click Restart. |
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Appendix A: Installing and Configuring Windows 8
Make sure to insert the Windows 8 DVD to continue.
1. Select Language, Time, and Keyboard. | |
2. Click on Install to begin the installation process. | |
3. Accept license terms. | |
4. Select Custom: Install Windows only (Advanced). | |
5. Select the disk to install Windows onto. This should be the one that has BOOTCAMP in the name. | |
6. Click Drive options (Advanced) and then click New and then Format. When format is complete, click Next. | |
7. File copying begins… | When finished the process will restart Windows for further configuration |
8. Select desired color or use default. | |
9. Use express settings | |
10. Select Sign in without a Microsoft Account. This will require a Local Account. | |
11. Click on Local account. | |
12. Specify required account data. | |
13. Windows will finish configuring settings and be ready to use. | |
14. Welcome to Windows 8 Start page. You can now proceed to Appendix B: Installing the developer tools and SDK. |
Appendix B: Installing the Developer Tools and SDK
Once Windows 8 is running, you will need to acquire and install Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 and / or Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Phone. Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 provides the core tools needed to build Windows Store apps. Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Phone provides the core tools and SDK needed to build Windows Phone Store apps. After installation, you can try this product for up to 30 days. You must register to obtain a free product key for ongoing use after 30 days. You can acquire it in your language of choice from this page http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads.
The following are instructions to install Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8.
1. Download the Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8. |
2. Run setup to start installation. |
3. Accept License Terms and press INSTALL. |
4. Installation process will begin. This may take a few minutes. |
5. After setup is complete successfully, you can press LAUNCH to start Visual Studio. |
6. Click Register online to get a Product key. This requires a Microsoft Account. Copy and paste on this form. Product key shown not real. |
7. Visual Studio will start loading. This may take a few minutes. |
8. If you get a message reading Renew developer license. Press I agree to continue and sign in with your Microsoft Account. Click Yes to User Account Control (UAC) prompt. |
9. Welcome to Visual Studio 2012. Click FILE | NEW to create your first Windows 8 project. |
The following are instructions to install Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Phone.
1. Download the Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Phone. | |
2. Mount the ISO (wpsdkv80_enu.iso) and double-click WPexpress_full.exe to begin installation. Click Yes to User Account Control (UAC) prompt. | |
3. Accept License Terms and press INSTALL. | |
4. Installation process will begin. This may take a few minutes. | |
5. Click Restart Now. | |
6. After setup is complete, you can press LAUNCH to start Visual Studio. | |
7. Click Register online to get a Product key. This requires a Microsoft Account. Copy and paste the key onto this form and then click Next. Click Yes to User Account Control (UAC) prompt. | |
8. Visual Studio will start loading. This may take a few minutes. | |
9. If you get a message asking to Renew developer license, clickI Agree to continue and sign in with your Microsoft Account. Click Yes to User Account Control (UAC) prompt. | |
10. Welcome to Visual Studio 2012. Click FILE | New Project to create your first Windows Phone project. | |
11. Name your new project, select the type (i.e. Windows Phone App) and click Next. | |
12. Select your target Windows Phone OS version from drop-down list and click OK. The new project will be created. | |
13. To test your app in the emulator, click the green play button for Emulator or hit F5. | |
14. The emulator will load. The Start screen will appear and then the App will load. This may take a few minutes. |
Appendix C: Getting started with Visual Studio 2012
· Download Visual Studio 2012 (http://bit.ly/OI0mVa)
· Documentation
o Application Development in Visual Studio
o Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server
o Getting started with Blend for Visual Studio
o Blend for Visual Studio (Dev Center - Windows Store apps)
o Designing for Windows Phone (Expression Blend 4)
o .NET Framework 4.5
· What's New in Visual Studio 2012 (http://bit.ly/WWm6OD)
· Code Samples (http://bit.ly/W3Es15)
· Windows 8 Camp in a Box (http://bit.ly/KlpHBp)
· Videos (http://bit.ly/ghsKc)
o Visual Studio 2012
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o Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management Videos
o What's new in .NET Framework 4.5
· Forums (http://bit.ly/4ohLf)
· MSDN Developers Center
o MSDN Developer Centers
o Windows Dev Center
o Windows Store apps Dev Center
Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 For Windows Desktop With Update 4
· Patterns & Practices
o Patterns & Practices Documentation
o Patterns & Practices Developer Center
-Cheers
Microsoft offers a wide range of applications focused on students and novice developers taking their first steps in the world of programming. This range of products, called Visual Studio Express Editions, offers several free utilities that you can find in Visual C# 2013 Express.
Simple tools that are fun and easy to learn.
Visual C# 2013 Expresssimplifies the creation and development of object-oriented applications for Windows using .NET Framework. You can install Visual C# 2013 Express easily and use it without problems thanks to how easy it is to use, which will increase your productivity.
Features
- Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
- Develop 'Windows Presentation Foundation' (WPF) applications.
- Add additional controls to projects using 'C4F Developer Toolkit' and 'C4F Vista P2P Developer Kit'.
- Create interactive applications with the tool 'Facebook Developer Toolkit'.
- Different options to use predefined code.
- Performs diagnostics and optimizes the overall system performance.
If you want to develop your own applications, check out Microsoft's solution. Download Visual C# 2013 Express free for Windows and enjoy the wide range of development tools it has to offer.
- Requires an Internet connection to download the components required during the installation.
- Once installed we will have 30 days to register on Microsoft's servers to continue using the program for free.
- Advisable to burn the image onto a disc for the installation.
- Supports Windows 8 (x86 and x64), Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64), Windows 7 (x86 and x64), Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) and Windows Server 2012 (x64).
- This version of Visual Studio includes Express editions of Visual Basic, Visual C# and Visual C++.