Hey,?I don’t need a map. I know where I am going…

Maybe I should have read the instructions before attempting the beta 1 install of LightSwitch. I fired up the virtual DVD drive and double clicked?Setup.exe. The excitement was killing me…

Maybe I should have read the instructions? (click to see the details)

Doh! You would think I?would have known better when I saw the “…Beta Prerequisite…” item on the MSDN download site.?

No probs. A short download later and I am now installing the prerequisite WCF RIA services.

Ooops.? The prerequisite bombed on me because I already have a previous version of something installed…

Second Fail

Again, get a map buddy!

Okay, just to be safe, I am going to uninstall whatever WCF RIA Services stuff I already have…

Uninstall Existing WCF RIA Services Stuff

I also uninstalled the toolkit too. Okay, lets try again…

Microsoft Visual Studio Beta Prerequisite Setup…

Prerequisite Install - SUCCESS

Yay! Now for the LightSwitch Beta 1…

…looking good so far…

Further ahead than last time...

Saweet!!…

Success

I?am now a certified, “Do it the long way” LightSwitch Beta 1 installer. I have already made up my little plastic card!