Can't install Silverlight Developer runtime

Question

I have installed VS 2010 professional with full installation in Windows 7.

I have installed Silverlight 5.0 separately.

When I create silverlight application, i

Answer 1

The simplest fix is to uninstall then re-install the Silverlight developer runtime as shown below when executed from a console window (for the 64 bit version):

Silverlight_Developer_x64.exe /qu

Silverlight_Developer_x64.exe

Note that you need to wait for the silent uninstall to complete, so give it a couple minutes before executing the re-install.

By the way, this issue is affecting everyone that had a previous installation of the SL developer runtime installed and upgraded to Windows 8.1!!

Answer 2

Uninstall Silverlight version 5 and then reinstall it using the link provided from visual studio.

This worked for me.

Answer 3

In addition to installing Silverlight 5, I had to install the Silverlight 4 SDK:

Answer 4

I found the following link very useful

Microsoft Silverlight release history

Answer 5

Service Pack 1 needed for Silverlight 5.

I suggest to(based on my recent experience)

1. Uninstall everything "Microsoft Silverlight" that you have
2. Make sure SP1 installed
3. Install Silverlight 5 tools from here: http://www.silverlight.net/