Microsoft silverlight browser plugin cannot be installed on this computer. Use silverlight in the 32bit internet explorer process on x64 systems. Silverlight 2 will run on windows 2000 or newer and mac. Net framework and compatible with multiple browsers, devices and operating systems, bringing a. Xbap projects no longer able to debug developer community. Discussion of all these application types is a topic for my next article. The site verified that the program is installed correctly, but the problem persists. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.
Well apparently you need another plugin called wpf or windows presentation foundation. Operating system microsoft windows, macos, and symbian os. Silverlight 5 introduces more than 40 new features, including dramatic video quality and performance improvements as well as features that improve developer productivity. Xbap which has more controls requires windows xp or newer. For a more indepth guide on the differences between wpf and silverlight, i would refer to this whitepaper on codeplex.
Microsoft silverlight is a crossbrowser, crossplatform plugin for delivering the next generation of. Ive installed a new version of flip 4 mac which is supposed to have silverlight with it. Both wpf and silverlight use xaml extensible application markup language under the covers. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. But silverlight can run in any browser and platform. Wpf, and integrates multimedia, graphics, animations, and interactivity into a. I simplified it a bit, there are gray areas in the list. Can be embedded in html markup and rendered in any browser using the silverlight plug in. Silverlight uses a different deployment technique where an application can be. Did you know that wpf applications can be deployed and installed from a. Worse, each xbap remains fully tied to wpf and so can only be viewed under vista or xp with the. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Silverlight permissions are heavily restricted for obvious reasons.
Does anyone know how to do it ill really apreciate. Silverlight if you absolutely must run on mac and linux, or embedded xbap if you work for the 99% of businesses which dont fool with that stuff. Silverlight is a powerful development tool for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for web and mobile applications. If you still havent experienced the power of wpf check out the wpf applications here. Interestingly with sl 3, ms is adding the out of browser support for sl. How to download and install silverlight for mac youtube. I only tinkered with xbap, so that one ill leave out. So why can we produce 3d in blend, when silverlight cant play it. Netflix uses silverlight to stream tv episodes and movies to pc and mac in.
Silverlight 4 client as a whole is registered for touch messages, and the. I also went to silverlight and downloaded it again from microsoft. Net framework and compatible with multiple web browsers, devices and operating systems, bringing a new level of interactivity wherever the web works. So we soon had silverlight sl, which is a subset of wpf and fits snugly into a just around 4 mb download. In most cases, hosters do not need to perform particular deployments to support silverlight. Silverlight 5 builds on the foundation of silverlight 4 for building business applications and premium media experiences. To answer your last questions, there is nothing in my experience that holds sl back from creating lob apps. Configuring iis for silverlight applications microsoft docs. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services.
The interesting part is that xaml browser apps xbap merge features of both web and ria applications. Hosted applications run in a partial trust sandbox environment and are not given full access to the computers resources like opening a new network connection or saving a file to the computer disk and. Microsoft introduced windows presentation foundation wpf with. Net framework and compatible with multiple browsers, devices and operating systems, bringing a new level of interactivity wherever the web works. From personal experience in wpf and silverlight ive found that sl is fully capable for lob apps. Silverlight 2 will run on windows 2000 or newer and mac os. Microsoft silverlight for mac free download and software. Lets look at some of the different characteristics of each technology. Watch a webcast of the microsoft silverlight 4 launch on april th at 8. Microsoft silverlight for mac is a powerful development tool for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for web and mobile applications. Hear scott guthrie, corporate vice president of microsofts.
Silverlight is a powerful development tool for creating engaging, interactive user. A quick search here reveals that xbap is microsoft silverlight related, and is thus unmodifiable on your mac, since, as far as i know, no silverlight development tools exist for. Microsoft has made the silverlight for macos browser plug. Difference between silverlight out of browser and xaml. Silverlight is used for creating rich ui web application. On windows and mac using the official microsoft implementation and on linux using moonlight. If your users login, you dont have to worry with activation keys or similar stuff. Actually i think my clarification made things more confusing. The final version was released on april 15, 2010 along with silverlight 4 tools for developers. Net developer platform, as he introduces silverlight 4 and shows how silverlight helps companies design, develop and.
Xaml browser applications xbap, pronounced exbap are windows presentation foundation. Hear scott guthrie, corporate vice president of microsoft s. Because silverlight 4 can run inside or outside of the web browser. I put together an incredibly useful and powerful application consisting of a picture of me and a button. Most browser plugins including silverlight, flash, java and almost all activex controls only work in 32bit browsers currently. Netbased media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web. Prem tinsulanonda international school how to download and install silverlight on a mac. Silverlight 4 client as a whole is registered for touch messages, and the multitouch events are handled through a clientlevel touch service class. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. The wpf ui framework in silverlight is a compatible subset of the wpf ui. Wintellect wrote a good comparison between silverlight and wpf published here. Anyway i think you should base the decision to use silverlight or xbap on system requirements.
The xbap can get deep access to the html dom, including to any activex controls embedded in the containing html page and including handling of dom events. Silverlight supports fast, costeffective delivery of highquality video to all major browsers running on the mac os or windows. However, check for the following basic items that could prevent silverlight from functioning correctly. Wpf has an xbap deployment model that runs in a browser.
Xbap is a subset of wpf which can be used for building rich internet applications. Silverlight is a crossbrowser, crossplatform plugin for delivering the next generation of microsoft. Wpf 4 provides the means for direct communication between an xbap and script in the host html page where the xbap is loaded in an html frame or iframe element. Silverlight 1, which was developed under the codename windows presentation foundationeverywhere wpfe and released in. So i am going to cover wpf application, wpf browser application also known as xbap xaml browser application, and silverlight application types. What are the similarities between xbap and silverlight tm both xbap and silverlight tm are used for creating rich internet applications. When i try to install the current silverlight plugin, i get this popup. This article focuses on wpf versus silverlight only.
Alternatives to silverlight three years of silverlight informit. Xbap files, are run within a security sandbox, and can be run using the internet explorer or firefox browsers. Microsoft silverlight or simply silverlight is a deprecated application framework for writing and. Net based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web. Net ria services are an excellent addition to sl3 for lob apps.