Here are updated instructions for downloading Visual ...



Here are updated instructions for downloading Visual Studio Express 2012

below. Note you should install this version and not the 2013 version

since we use the 2012 version on the faculty computers in the labs.

Here are the two step instructions (assuming you have windows 7 or 8) below:

1. Use the link below to download and install Visual Studio Express 2012:



Download the "wdexpress_full.exe" file and run it.

2. You also need to install the following update/patch (KB2781514):



Please install this on your computer before next class.

For mac users you need to be able to run windows software on your machine

before installing visual studio express.

There are two options:

1. Install Boot Camp and then install windows (I recommend

windows 7 home premium 64 bit).





2. Install a virtual machine (I recommend Parallels Desktop)



Of the two options #1 is probably better since it has better compatibility and speed when running windows programs. The drawback is it takes more disk space than #2 (about 30 GB).

Here is some more information about using boot-camp to install Windows on a Mac based on my recent experience:

The following link describes how to install boot-camp and Windows using “boot camp assistant” located in the utility folder of the Mac OS.



Note that the install drivers step indicated above wasn’t even necessary when I used boot-camp 5.1.

After you have installed boot-camp and Windows you can choose which operating system you want to normally boot (Mac OS or Windows) by running “Boot Camp Control Panel” located in the Windows taskbar. The control panel can also change the trackpad settings in order to add “tap-to-click” functionality similar to the Mac OS. Note that you can select which OS you want to boot by holding down the option key when booting the computer.

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