To create a Visual Studio 2008 Shell instance, you must download Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 and the Visual Studio SDK August 2007 CTP. By using these two products you can begin to develop and test your own Shell instance.
注意
The Visual Studio 2008 Shell is currently for preview only. Redistributable packages will be available together with the release version of the Visual Studio 2008 Shell.
The following table summarizes the purposes of the different software packages.
Software Download Name |
Description |
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Visual Studio SDK August 2007 CTP |
This is the SDK you must have to develop and test your Visual Studio extensions. You can use the SDK to create VSPackages that target Visual Studio, Visual Studio Shell (integrated mode) and Visual Studio Shell (isolated mode). You can also use the SDK to create your own instance of the Visual Studio Shell (isolated mode). Visual Studio 2008 Standard or a higher edition of Visual Studio 2008 is a prerequisite for the SDK. |
Visual Studio 2008 Shell (isolated mode) Redistributable Package .gif "Note") Note:
This will be available together with the release version of the Visual Studio 2008 Shell.
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This is the package that you include in your Setup program when you are building your own tools environment on the isolated Shell. The package is about 300 MB, and it includes .NET Framework 3.5 and the components of the Visual Studio Shell. To redistribute your isolated Shell, you must obtain a Shell Load Key (SLK) from Microsoft. An SLK is a unique identifier for your application that helps prevent conflicts with other Visual Studio-based applications. |
Visual Studio 2008 Shell (integrated mode) Redistributable Package Note:
This will be available together with the release version of the Visual Studio 2008 Shell.
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This is the package that you include in your Setup program when you are building your own tools environment on the integrated Shell. The package is about 300 MB, and it includes .NET Framework 3.5 and the components of the Visual Studio Shell. |