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Pawel Lesnikowski
Pawel Lesnikowski

Reputation: 6391

Is there a way to write WinRT apps in Windows7 & VS2010?

Is there a way to write WinRT apps in Windows7 & VS2010? Some SDK to download?

I'm particularly interested in networking stuff (Windows.Networking.Socktes)

Or do I need to use Windows 8 developer preview?

Upvotes: 8

Views: 1694

Answers (3)

Seva Alekseyev
Seva Alekseyev

Reputation: 61398

Windows 8 release preview runs under VMWare under Windows 7 just fine.

Upvotes: 0

Anton K
Anton K

Reputation: 4818

It's only possible to do some preprocessing (C preprocessing, flex/yacc, T4) in VS 2010 and then use the generated code in Visual Studio 11. It makes sense until Visual Studio 11 becomes more stable.

Upvotes: 0

Henk Holterman
Henk Holterman

Reputation: 273844

If there is a way to do it on Windows 7 I haven't seen it.

You can download VS 11 (with Fx 4.5) but it does not have any RT stuff.

So yes, the Win 8 preview seems to be the only route at this moment. Do get the largest download.

Upvotes: 7

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