Windows Mobile 7 Development : System requirement and setup the development environment

Windows Phone 7 is the latest mobile operating system from Microsoft. This offers .NET developers a chance to get in on the mobile application explosion that has happened in recent years.

MSDN library is the best place to learn in details.

So lets start with setting up the development platform first.

System requirement and environment setup:

Operating system : Windows Vista or Windows 7
Graphics Card : DirectX 10 capable graphics card
Install the development tool from here : Windows7 Phone development tool

After downloading the the tool. Install the tool, which will contains:

- Visual Studio 2010 Express
- XNA Game Studio 4.0
- Windows Phone Emulator
- Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows Phone
- Platforms : Silverlight, .NET Framework 4.0

Visit this link for comparison : review the Visual Studio 2010 comparison chart.

Restart the system when tool is installed. Now you are ready to get started.

In the next post, we will start to learn about how to develop applications for Windows Phone 7.

All post and queries are most welcome.

Enjoy Windows phone 7 development