Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008
(Contains Silverlight 2 Beta 1 runtime and SDK)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0bae58e-9c0b-4090-a1db-f134d9f095fd&DisplayLang=en

Silverlight 2 Beta 1 runtime:
http://silverlight.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/6/6/3/663404e9-990d-4b74-873c-c4611aea2133/Silverlight.2.0.exe 

SDK:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e03409a-77f3-413f-b108-1243c243c4fe&DisplayLang=en

Controls Source Code(!):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ea93dd89-3af2-4acb-9cf4-bfe01b3f02d4&DisplayLang=en

Documentation:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1840cab5-196c-4264-b55d-562242a72625&DisplayLang=en  

Online documentation:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb404700.aspx 

Silverlight 2.0 DataGrid sample:
http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/Silverlight/Silverlight_Next/DataGridSnippets/DataGridSnippets.html
(a whole lot more samples available in the MSDN documentation)

Notes:

• Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 is backwards incompatible with 1.1 Alpha (see also Breaking Changes in Silverlight 2) and backwards compatible with Silverlight 1.0.
• I'm not sure whether 1.1 Alpha and 2 Beta 1 can be installed side by side. On my machine, I needed to uninstall the 1.1 runtime before I could run 2.0 applications. We will soon receive all the information we need on this topic.
• If you're planning to install Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008, you do not need to install the SDK.
• Links to SDK, Controls and Documentation provided by pq!

Go and hit that install button!

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wohoooo, you are the man! 

Thanks
Yasser Makram
My Blog: http://www.silverlightrecipes.com
Sr. Architect
Santeon Inc. Microsoft Silverlight Partner, Solution Provider

Congrats on finding it first!

Awesome!  Too bad I won't be able to play with it until this evening. 

Matt Casto
http://programwith.net

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Interesting, installing this broke my site, it also screwed up my development environment of course. Wrong version of vs2008 now for this release of Silverlight, so coudn't build my project due to a plethora of errors.

So, for now, I've uninstalled it, and will wait for the tools to be released... hopefully later today! :-D

Can't wait!

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No probs at all coolio :-D Let's hope they release the Design Tools quick smart eh! I'll be dissapointed if they're not released by the time they start the keynote today, or at least define when they will be released in the Keynote...

 I'll definitely be streaming that at 5.30 GMT :-D

Cooooooooooooooooool

I would like to know when " VS SilverlightTool"  for developmentt of  silverlight 2.0 application  will released .

Just downloaded Silverlight 2 beta runtime. The DataGrid sample page works fine on IE. But not on Firefox. Anybody knows why?

sladapter
Software Engineer
Aprimo, Inc

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SDK

The Microsoft® Silverlight™ 2 Software Development Kit provides documentation, libraries and tools for developing Silverlight applications.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e03409a-77f3-413f-b108-1243c243c4fe&DisplayLang=en

Controls

 This download contains the complete source code and unit tests for the Silverlight 2 Beta 1 controls included in System.Windows.Controls.dll, System.Windows.Controls.Extended.dll, and System.Windows.Controls.Data.dll.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ea93dd89-3af2-4acb-9cf4-bfe01b3f02d4&DisplayLang=en

Documentation

 March 2008
The Microsoft® Silverlight™ 2 SDK Beta 1 Documentation

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1840cab5-196c-4264-b55d-562242a72625&DisplayLang=en

 Enjoy ;)

pq

Thanx PQ!!

I've taken the liberty to add these to the original post

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Note: When you try to open the Silverlight.chm file you may get an error that the pages cannot be displayed. Right-click on the file and select properties. Then click the unblock button. Now when you open it the pages will display.

SilverlightDesktop.net

A framework that allows you to dynamically load Silverlight modules into resizable draggable windows.

Microsoft® Expression Blend™ 2 is the professional design tool used to create engaging Web-connected experiences for Microsoft® Windows®. The Expression Blend 2.5 March 2008 Preview allows you to create Microsoft® Silverlight™ 2-based applications.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32a3e916-e681-4955-bc9f-cfba49273c7c&DisplayLang=en

:)

pq

Dude! you're killing me. Great stuff

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Looks like tools will be are here (unconfirmed as yet...)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0bae58e-9c0b-4090-a1db-f134d9f095fd&DisplayLang=en

 pq

Like I told you guys over the past few weeks, Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 was to be released on March 05. Yes, confirmed! Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1.0 run-time binaries, SDK, source code and documentation are now available for download.

More *new* links:

Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008 (contains SDK, runtime libraries and VS2008 add-on)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0bae58e-9c0b-4090-a1db-f134d9f095fd&DisplayLang=en

Silverlight 2 Beta 1 runtime for Windows:
http://silverlight.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/6/6/3/663404e9-990d-4b74-873c-c4611aea2133/Silverlight.2.0.exe

Silverlight 2 Beta 1 runtime for Mac OS X:
http://www.microsoft.com/Silverlight/handlers/getSilverlight.ashx?v=2.0&targetplatform=macintel

Expression Blend 2.5 March Preview:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32a3e916-e681-4955-bc9f-cfba49273c7c&DisplayLang=en 

SDK:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e03409a-77f3-413f-b108-1243c243c4fe&DisplayLang=en

Controls Source Code(!):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ea93dd89-3af2-4acb-9cf4-bfe01b3f02d4&DisplayLang=en

Documentation:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1840cab5-196c-4264-b55d-562242a72625&DisplayLang=en  

Online documentation:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb404700.aspx 

Silverlight 2.0 DataGrid sample:
http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/Silverlight/Silverlight_Next/DataGridSnippets/DataGridSnippets.html
(a whole lot more samples available in the MSDN documentation)

Sopheap Ly
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
http://www.SilverlightExamples.net - Silverlight Tutorials and Examples

Great find!  Thanks for the update.

 Now to port my 1.1a site to 2.0.  Long day ahead!