Windows Live Tools For Microsoft Visual Studio represent a set of control add-ins that simplifies the implementation of Windows Live services in web applications or web sites, if you work with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Web Developer Express 2008. A free comprehensive guide for using Windows Live Tools For Microsoft Visual Studio was made available for free download as PDF file.

The November 2008 Community Technical Preview of Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio, provides the compatibility of the controls with Silverlight 2.0 and trust policy of Windows Azure, as well as new templates.

Practically, Windows Live Tools For Microsoft Visual Studio consist of the following set of ASP.NET controls: Contacts, IDLoginStatus, IDLoginView, MessengerChat, Maps and Silverlight Streaming MediaPlayer.

The free guide, entitled “Getting Started With Windows Live Tools For Microsoft Visual Studio” explains in detail how the ASP.NET controls (Contacts, IDLoginStatus, IDLoginView, MessengerChat and SilverlightStreamingMediaPlayer) can be used to wrap the Live Services JavaScript controls in ASP.NET server controls.

In order to begin the usage of Windows Live Tools For Microsoft Visual Studio, you will need at least Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Vista operating system (it might work also with Windows 7 Beta) and as development tools Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 and Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008. In the Appendix A of the guide there are provided step by step instructions on how to get started with Windows Live Tools For Microsoft Visual Studio.

Live Services could improve the quality of any existing website or web based application by enhancing the communication and data sharing options for users. Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio can be downloaded from the Microsoft official website.

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