XNA Game Studio Express (Beta2). No components installed?

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XNA Game Studio Express (Beta2). No components installed?

I installed VC# express, then XNA Beta2.. Started a game new project in
XNA Game Studio Express (Beta) and thought I would see some components to play with and kind of get me started.

I have no components at all in the toolbox. There is a General tab, but text that reads there being no usuable components in the group.

I later read on microsoft's website that you'll want to run vc# express at least once before installing XNA or it msy not install all parts properly.. so, I uninstalled XNA and then re-installed it after loading up VC# express a couple of times.
Still no components.

Is this right Are the only components in XNA the ones I will code myself

Tony!

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XNA Game Studio Express (Beta2). No components installed?

  • Zuchman

    The concept of drag and drop components has been set aside at this point for XNA. It's a concept they will look at revisiting at a later point, but for now, they no longer exist.

    Now, to make a component, you'll make it in code but you won't have any visual representation or drag and drop.

    You can read a little more about this decision in this post here from the XNA team blog.

    I hope that helps you understand where the missing components are.


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