Silverlight 2 Beta 2 - Unable to start debugging!

An article by Laurent Kempé

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Unable to start debugging! The silverlight managed debugging package isn't installed.

If you are facing this issue when you try to debug your Silverlight 2 Beta 2 application from Visual Studio 2008 just extract the silverlight_chainer.exe into a folder and run Silverlight.2.0_Developer.exe from the folder. You even don’t have to quick Visual Studio 2008 during the installation.

I was facing this issue in a little project I started to experience Silverlight 2. It is realted to my today’s great interest Scrum! Wait and see.

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Reply <a href="http://amyotech.spaces.live.com/" rel="nofollow" class="url">amyo</a>
June 18, 2008 at 1:00 AM #

Thanks lot,
It’s working now.
I am facing the same problem but following your instruction it’s ok now.

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October 22, 2008 at 7:45 PM #

i can't find the silverlight_chainer.exe.
where's it?

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December 1, 2008 at 10:56 PM #

Hi

When i extracted the files and ran Silverlight.2.0_Developer.exe, it said that a new version of silverlight has already been installed and silverlight could not be installed

Thanks

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June 17, 2009 at 6:38 PM #

Extract the file from where? I'm not able to get what to do. Please inform me clearly.

Reply <a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/lkempe" rel="nofollow" class="url">lkempe</a>
June 17, 2009 at 6:59 PM #

Mit: You shouldn't use anymore silverlight beta 2 so forget that post and go to the final silverlight 2 version.

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January 6, 2010 at 8:53 PM #

I am also getting same error .

Any help will really appreciates.

Thanks

Aarun Awasthi

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About Laurent

Laurent Kempé is the editor, founder, and primary contributor of Tech Head Brothers, a French portal about Microsoft .NET technologies.

He is currently employed by Innoveo Solutions since 10/2007 as a Senior Solution Architect and certified Scrum Master.

Founder, owner and Managing Partner of Jobping, which provides a unique and efficient platform for connecting Microsoft skilled job seekers with employers using Microsoft technologies.

Laurent is awarded by Microsoft since Avril 2002: Most Valuable Professional (MVP).