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How do I – Install FeatureBuilder for Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate


FeatureBuilder is an awesome addition to Visual Studio.  If you wish to give it a spin (highly recommended by the way), it’s easy to do.
  1. Start by getting the Visual Studio 2010 SDK located here:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=47305CF4-2BEA-43C0-91CD-1B853602DCC5&displaylang=en 
  2. Double click the installer.  On the dialog prompt, click “Run”.

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  3. On the Welcome screen, click “Next”.

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  4. On the EULA screen, click the “I accept the terms of the License Agreement” check box and click “Next”.<

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  5. On the Destination page, accept the defaults and click “Next”.

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  6. Wait while Setup installs the SDK.

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  7. Once the SDK installation is complete, click “Exit”.image18_3A0AA7BD
  8. Now go ahead and get the FeatureBuilder vsix by downloading it from here:

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  9. After downloading, double click the .vsix file.
  10. When prompted to open with an application, select Visual Studio and click “OK”.

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  11. On the Target page, select Visual Studio 2010 as a target for the vsix install.
  12. Click “Install”.

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  13. Wait while the extension is installed.

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  14. Upon install completion, click “Close”.

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Start using and enjoy FeatureBuilder!  In future blog articles, I’ll show you how to use FeatureBuilder.


Cheers
C

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