Quick & Easy Setup Steps

The fastest way to get VWD-CMS 1.0 installed and running on your PC:

Assumption: Visual Web Developer Express Edition 2005 is already installed.

1. Download the VWDCMSv010.zip file to your computer.
2. Choose a folder to hold the VWD-CMS files (for this example we will use C:\dev\).
3. Open the VWDCMSv010.zip file.
4. Select and copy the folder in the zip file (VwdCms-v010).
5. Paste the folder into C:\dev\.
6. Open the folder C:\dev\VwdCms-v010\.
7. Double-click the VwdCms-v010.sln solution file.
8. Visual Web Developer will open the VWD-CMS project.
9. Open the Solution Explorer so you can see the files in the solution.
10. Expand the VwdCms folder so you can see the files in it.
11. Right-click on the Admin.aspx file, and set is as the Start Page.
12. Click the Start Debuging / Run icon on the toolbar (green arrow).
13. VWD-CMS will start up the /VwdCms/Admin.aspx page.
14. Click on Index.aspx in the Filelist of the Admin page (left column listing all of the folders and files).
15. A new browser window will open and you will be viewing the Index.aspx page.
16. If everything looks good and goes smoothly, then you are ready to start customizing your site.
17. Close both of the browser windows ( Admin.aspx and Index.aspx).
18. The natural starting point is to start a new Master Page.
19. Make a copy of /VwdCms/Master/MainMaster.master (and the .cs and .controls files too).
20. Put your copy in the /VwdCms/Master/ folder - this is where VWD-CMS looks for Master Pages.
21. Start customizing the html layout in your new Master page.
22. Visit http://www.vwd-cms.com/documentation.aspx to learn more about Master Pages and working with VWD-CMS.