Should I install .NET Framework SDK just 4 samples?

[AnakinVB]

Hello,
I am trying to download samples from the Microsoft Site. While trying to do this, I am prompted with this excerpt:

"Except for the ASP.NET samples, most of the samples in the QuickStart Tutorials will not run unless they are installed on your local machine. If you havent already downloaded and installed the .NET Framework SDK and installed the samples, you should do so from the following web site:

Download and Install .NET Framework SDK "

a) I have VisualStudio.Net loaded onto my machine. Do I have to "install the .NET Framework SDK?"

b) What is the .NET Framework SDK ? (I assume SDK stands for System Development Kit but I really dont know what it means for all practical purposes).

thx
Anakin

 

[Derek Stone]

If you have Visual Studio .NET installed then the .NET Framework will be installed as well, but the SDK (Software Development Kit) might not be. It depends on the options you selected during the installation process. Either way, the examples should run just fine for you.

 

[Thinker]

There are a bunch of samples that seem to be part of the .net
SDK. I cant remember whether I had to specifically request them
to be installed with I installed the SDK, or if it did it automatically,
but they are under the FrameworkSDK directory in a Samples (and
many subs) directory.

And even though it might say you cant, I have loaded a few of
them directly from where they are.