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Visual studio Express 2013 is not showing web templates
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I just installed a fresh copy of MS Visual Studio 2013 Express on Windows 8.1. After installing I checked out the new IDE. When I create a new C# project I need to select a project template like always. But the only options I have is: Store apps > Universal app, blank store app etc.
The problem is that I would like to create a winform project but I can't find the appropriate template. Do I need to download & install then Winform project template manually?
Edit:
This kind of project I would like to create. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd492132.aspx
I suspect you downloaded "Visual Studio Express for Windows":
You can use the tools in Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows to create innovative and compelling Windows Phone and Windows Store apps on Windows 8.1.
You want to download "Visual Studio Express for Windows Desktop":
Visual Studio Express for Windows Desktop lets you take full advantage of Windows with XAML designers, a productive IDE, and a variety of programming languages including C#, Visual Basic, and C++. Choose between Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Win32, to target the Windows desktop with the right technology for your application and your skills.
I believe you can just download and install the "Windows Desktop" version and it'll all be fine - certainly in previous versions, you could have multiple editions installed, and they'd just be additive.
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No metro project templates in Visual Studio Express 2012 for Desktop?
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I use VS 2012 Express for Desktop. I want to create the Windows Store Blank App (XAML).
However this template is not available inside VS. I tried to search one online. My try was unsuccessful.
Here on SoF I've read several topics that answer the similar question. And people say that this kind of template is (should be) available in VS 2012. I have Windows 8 with all last updates.
How can I add the Windows Store Template to my VS 2012?
Thank you
That's because you need Visual Studio Express for Windows to build store apps, not VSE for Desktop. You can find it here.
So today I downloaded visual studio 2013 express twice (the download was canceled the first time) And when I opened it, it told me to get a windows 8 licence, and I did... The thing is, when I want to start a new project, the only template available are store app... Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/7mpUNZn.png
I am aware back in visual studio 2010, there was an option for console application and I wonder where it is... Maybe I am being stupid, but I do need help! I do not want to create windows 8 application :/.
Any help would be great!
You have most likely downloaded VISUAL STUDIO 2013 EXPRESS FOR WINDOWS (STORE).
You need the edition for Windows Desktop, located here. See all links and editions in Scott Hanselman's recent blog post.
AFAIK, the version that you require to create a console application is
"Express 2013 for Windows Desktop"
There are 3 versions of Visual Studio Express.
all three versions are found here:
http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-express-vs.aspx
"Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 with Update 4 for Windows Desktop" is the current version; one can choose between "install now" and a .iso image.
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Install Xamarin for Visual Studio 2013 Express
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I'm running Windows 7 professional, installed Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013. Now, I got to work with development of android applications in c# and I want to do it in Visual studio Express edition. I found Xamarin would integrate android and iOS application development with c# and Visual Studio. I installed xamarin for visual studio here
I tried to integrate Xamarin in Visual Studio, but couldn't succeed with it.
I followed the developer.Xamarin instructions, couldn't find xamarin panel in tools -> options (in the BUILD host settings).
Instructions here, shows the integration of xamarin through migration from visual studio 12 to visual studio 13. I think it's out of my point from my concern.
I find some of the questions in stackoverflow are quite similar, though they were marked as answered but I'm sure there might be some other best solutions.
monotouch, visual studio - Xamarin IDE are some of the posts that I found uninformative. I couldn't get any conclusion from those posts. I'm truly disappointed with the posts(spent lot of time, but my issue was not solved). Any help is really appreciated.
Visual Studio Express does not support plug-ins and cannot be used with Xamarin.
What are the minimum system requirements?
Xamarin requires the platform SDKs from Apple and Google to target iOS
or Android, and our system requirements match theirs. To build for
iOS, you'll need the latest iOS SDK (currently iOS 7), which requires
an Intel-based Mac running OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). Our Visual
Studio Extensions for iOS and Android support any non-Express editions
of Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2013.
Visual Studio Express --> Free but no plug-ins, so no Xamarin
Visual Studio --> expensive but plug-in support
these look the same but are very different products.
I've tried to create one Blank project from Visual C# Express Edition 2012. When I start my application it's in full screen mode.... I want to create an windowed application.
Where is the option for make the window mode?
P.S.: my OS is Windows 8 RC
Visual Studio Express 2012 RC doesn't yet support desktop development. It will only be available eventually in the upcoming stable release of VS2012, as a separate Express SKU called Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop.
If you must start desktop development on Windows 8 RP now, you can install Visual C# 2010 Express, which should work the same way on Windows 8 as it always does.
From what I understand about Visual C# Express 2012 you can only create Metro applications with the express version. If you want to create traditional windowed applications you have to buy the professional edition. However I think Windows 8 is compatible with older versions of VS Express.
I have Visual Studio 2010 Professional as well as Expression Blend 4 loaded on my development machine already. Everything I read says to develop apps for the Windows 7 Phone, I need to download the vm_web.exe file which includes Visual Studio 2010 for the phone and the emulator as well as a stripped down version of Expression Blend. What I would like to do is not have to install this package and risk some sort of corruption by having both of these on my computer at one time if it will even let me but instead use my own VS2010 and Blend to develop the apps. What that means is I need a plugin of some kind and the emulator. I already checked my VS2010 and the Windows 7 Silverlight templates are not included.
Can I do this or do I have to set up a completely different VM and load this package on it to develop Windows 7 Phone apps?
You can install the WP7 dev tools just fine on a machine with VS2010. The installer will install the WP7 VS Express, and will also register the WP7 tools with VS2010, so you can develop WP7 apps with either of them. The two VS editions will work just fine side-by-side.
Same goes for Blend the two Blend editions will work just fine side-by-side. The only difference with VS is that the WP7 tools are not registered with the standard Blend4, so for WP7 apps you have to use the WP7 Blend. (Note: This is not going to be the final story, as far as I know)
I've done a similar thing (Ultimate + Phone 7). It works without problems. As far as I know, you can install any Express editions side by side, even with the full one.
I have Visual Studio 2010 Professional and Win7, I downloaded full pack (vm_web.exe) and there's no problem to work them simultaneously. ( I was trying to find it without VS, but without result as well)