The Windows Live Gadget project template allows you to more quickly develop Windows Live Gadgets with Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Web Developer Express. Once it is installed, you can
use File > New Web Site... and choose "Windows Live Gadget" under My Templates to create
the basic skeleton of a Windows Live Gadget to jumpstart your development.
- Download the project template here.
- Do not extract the .zip file. Copy it to your My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Templates\ProjectTemplates\
directory.
- Start Visual Studio 2005
- Click on File > New... > New Website... or File > New Website... depending
on what development settings you are using. The New Web Site dialog will come up
at this point.
- Make sure you choose "Visual C#" under "Language". You should see Windows Live Gadget appear
under My Templates.
- Choose Windows Live Gadget and click OK.
Enjoy!
Web Gadget SDK
