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Contents 1 XNA GSE 2.0 2 Old information 3 XNA Game Studio Express 4 Compiling and Running the Empty Application

XNA GSE 2.0

Recent updates to XNA GSE are detailed here:

• http://creators.xna.com/gamestudio2/gamestudio2readme.htm

This makes the original content of this page obsolete.

Old information

This guide is written to Microsoft's "XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh". Newer versions should resolve issues described below. Please check their release notes for details.

XNA Game Studio Express

1. Install Visual C# Express.

• (XNA Game Studio Express is not compatible with other versions of Visual C# as of this writing.)

2. Run Visual C# Express at least once.

• There is an issue that will cause XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh to malfunction in subtle ways if this step is not taken.
• If this step is skipped, you must uninstall XNA Game Studio Express and repeat steps 2 and 3.
  • Alternatively, a future upgrade may resolve the issue.

3. Install Visual Studio Express SP1

• Visual C# Express Edition SP1 - VS80sp1-KB926749-X86-INTL.exe

4. Run Visual C# Express again (not sure if this is necessary, but why not).

5. Install XNA Game Studio Express.

Compiling and Running the Empty Application

1. Download DXFXNA:

• Download DXFXNA (SourceForge.net)

2. Unzip dxfxna-0.1.zip

3. Open dxfxna-0.1/DXFXNA.sln

4. Hit F6 to build the solution.

• The build should be successful without warnings.

5. Right click an example project (such as Enclone) and select "Set as StartUp Project."

6. Hit F5 to run it (or Ctrl-F5 to run without debugging). Follow on-screen instructions (Enclone) or use the Esc key to exit.