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The release candidate (RC) bits are now ready for general download here. So far I’ve seen a lot of great feedback on the new bits (including lots of great traffic on twitter), please do keep it coming.
I wanted to post answers to some common questions:
What versions of Silverlight are supported with the RC?
Silverlight 3 (the current production version) is included in the box. Silverlight 4 is still under development. We will be adding VS 2010 RC support for SL4 with the next public Silverlight 4 drop. If you are doing active Silverlight 4 development today we recommend staying with the VS10 Beta 2 build for now.
Are there Express editions of the RC available?
Not with this interim release. All the features are available in the drops we’ve included. Express editions will be sim-shipped at RTM. It was just easier for drop logistics to limit the number of SKU’s we posted.
Do you need to uninstall Beta 2 before installing the RC?
Yes. VS2010 runs side by side with VS2008 (and VS2005). VS2010 Beta 2 must be removed to install VS2010 RC.
Is there a 64-bit .NET Framework package for the RC?
Yes. The wrong file was posted on Monday but was quickly fixed.
Is Mobile development supported in the VS2010 release?
As with Beta 2 we do not have mobile development “in the box” for VS2010. Mobile is definitely important and we’re working closely with the Mobile team to deliver support in the future. Please stay tuned...
When will the RC bits expire?
As mentioned in the license, the RC build is set to run through June 30, 2010. We expect this will give you plenty of time after our announced April 12th launch to upgrade to final RTM bits before the RC build expires.
If you find issues, please do report them via the Connect site. We’re also very eager to see your survey feedback on the release.
Let the downloads begin!
Dear Microsoft Techies:
I sure hope this version is better than Beta 2. There were so many Devastating Bugs in that one that.... I digress.
In my opinion, the Beta 2 of this product is someone's idea of a very sick joke.
Let me explain why. I have Alienware laptop 64-Bit QuadCore Intel with 8GB of RAM running RAID0; a smokin' machine if I do say so myself.
Microsoft claimed that this version was a "Go Live" product or something to the effect that I gathered meant that it was almost like the CTP release but with few "minor" bugs in it. That's what I get for thinking.
I started getting a gleam in my eyes about what fabulous new product that was gonna make me rich using it for my design tool. Again, I was wrong.
Anyways, I started working on what eventually came to be a super-duper WPF-XPAP-based program that started getting fairly complex with User Controls, Custom-built controls, 3rd-Party controls, Interfaces, Types and whatever else....
Yeah, it crashed... and frequently. I kept on getting this same error: "System Out of Memory." I'm thinking to to myself.. what in God's name are they talking about? I have an Oracle database running on it but still the very most of memory being used was 60%. Besides, it was working quite a number of times before the "final" crash; in which even though I tried to reinstall it and .NET v.40, my application would still not work.
I tried some other, smaller MVC applications and they worked just fine, so I'm not sure why I kept getting that error message in my WPF XBAP app.
I finally gave up and now have to convert all of my project files back into Visual Studio 2008 SP1 w/.NET v3.5.
I tried googling this error message with VS2K10B4 but all the problems were very different... God only knows what is was....
Why don't they make a 64-bit version??!!
In closing, all I have to say to anyone seeing those ads about the hype of "what are you going to build with Visual Studio 2010" just navigate back and then forwards and maybe that ad will disappear... before any programs you try to develop with it will.
Not sure where to ask this one, so I'll ask here. I just uninstalled VS2010 B2, and tried to install the RC. It quickly informed me that it requires WinXP SP3, and stopped. The readme for B2 says it required SP3 as well, but apparently I was able to install it without a problem (same for B1). I'm in a corporate environment, and have no control over service pack installation. Is there anything I can do to get the RC to install on my system? I REALLY want to be able to use it.
Rob - MS have been quite open about the perf issues with Beta 2. Check Brian Harry's blog on this. hence the RC.
Of course this version is better -- you're comparing a beta and an RC. If they had the RTM ready they would release it instead of masquerading it as the beta and having us test it. They also explained the possible frustrations and state of the software, if it wasn't already clear about how beta testing works.
Using the beta almost every day I only encountered three bugs that were bad enough to cause serious problems and they were all fixed in this release. The majority of the other bugs have long since been fixed. Wait to buy it if you can't handle a simple pre-release.
April? Annouced was March 12th. I am at a loss for more words, not.
Long before VIP wrote that special offer to be coming for ex-Standard (read small budget) programmers. What and where is this?
I'm getting
2b6a5728dc6ea7bff1b51f29c588615d5481e932
filesize
2,420,662,272 VS2010Ult_RC.iso
which does not match the webpage value (no size given) of 0x8131CFAA9C48A6396B2717D06AB2DF8B4B8FA734
Since I've never failed to match a (valid) hash, my hunch is the webpage is wrong. Please verify for ultimate RC, reference
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=457bab91-5eb2-4b36-b0f4-d6f34683c62a&displaylang=en
Well, I ran than hash again and this time it worked. Scary.
sha1 VS2010Ult_RC.iso /sh
ReadFile 1.61 - http://www.winimage.com/readfile.htm
File= 46603 Kb/Sec with 673185792 bytes : VS2010Ult_RC.iso Sha1=2b6a5728dc6ea7bff1b51f29c588615d5481e932
Average = 46603 Kb/Sec with 673185792 bytes (total : 14444 msec)
type vs2010Ult_RC_sha1.txt
SHA-1: 0x8131CFAA9C48A6396B2717D06AB2DF8B4B8FA734
File= 50429 Kb/Sec with 2420662272 bytes : VS2010Ult_RC.iso Sha1=8131cfaa9c48a6396b2717d06ab2df8b4b8fa734
Average = 50429 Kb/Sec with 2420662272 bytes (total : 48000 msec)
I just verified sha-1 for VS2010PRO_RC1.iso and is OK.
Because first run only made it to with 673185792 bytes . Second run had the full count. Too much noise in the frequencies, Kenneth. Moral is to run a CRC instead of downloading it again when you are unsure why an install failed. Submit works? Yes, with name.
Hi, any news about the Entity Framework POCO Template update for Visual Studio 2010 RC ?
Can you provide the Beta2 version (i've seen a fix to put it working on rc)
Did anybody try to uninstall RC and install BETA 2 or Express BETA 2 again?
It fused into the OS so deeply it is almost impossible to remove this peace of engineering art.
After hour of dancing with installs and registry keys I was able to remove RC and installed BETA 2 again.
However, now installation of Silverlight 4 tools fail...
I guess I did not remove some secret magic registry key and I wonder if somebody else had the same issue and was able to find a solution
@Igor
Note that VS2010 RC supports SL3 out of the box. The next SL4 drop will support the RC as well. We will keep you updated.
Diogo - We are currently in the process of updating Entity Framework POCO Templates for Visual Studio 2010 RC. Please watch http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet for an announcement soon.
Faisal
@igor - SL4 doesn't work with the RC, you need to stick with B2 if you're working with SL4.
Outside MS it's not known why and they've not said when it's going to be fixed, although it's months rather than years.
The view of the SL team is that people who are complaining about this unexpected let-down are 'making mountains out of molehills' and should basically just shut-up and wait for the next SL release (whenever that is).
But those of us who would like MS to do a better job of supporting their developers in future know that very loud, very widespread complaint is the best way to get things changed...
@Wandering: We have something planned – stay tuned for Visual Studio 2010 Launch in April!
@Will - Well it's the thing :) I trying to make my BETA 2 work again after I uninstalled RC and re-install BETA 2.
Now I can't install SL 4 toolkit for BETA 2.
It's another good lesson from Microsoft. Wait for production release, don't do anything serious with their BETAs and CTPs.
They screwed us already with Velocity and with Workflow Foundation