14 DAY TRIAL // A new version of the Silverlight Client for Facebook is now available for download, after the application was updated in order to keep up the pace with the evolution of Silverlight 4. Obviously, the latest refresh to the app is designed to leverage the Release to Web (RTW) build of Microsoft’s alternative to Adobe Flash. Users that previously tried out the Silverlight Client for Facebook should download and install the new version, along with the RTW Build of Silverlight 4, which was offered to the public the past week.
“First, uninstall the previous version you have. This can be done in Add/Remove Programs on Windows or by just deleting the app on Mac. Ensure you have Silverlight 4 installed. If you are using the development tools and have installed Silverlight 4 developer tools, that’s fine. If you are not a developer, visit GetSilverlight to get the latest Silverlight 4 version (4.0.50401.0). After you have Silverlight 4 installed, visit the app page and install it,” Tim Heuer, program manager for Microsoft Silverlight, noted.
Microsoft offered the first taste of the Silverlight Client for Facebook at the end of January 2010, when it released a Beta build of the app. Next, with the Release Candidate of Silverlight 4, the application was updated in March 2010. The latest development milestone is tailored to Silverlight 4, and won’t be updated automatically.
“With Silverlight 4 trusted applications, the update mechanism requires that your applications be signed in order to use the auto-update APIs. We wanted to wait until SL4 released in order to provide a signed version (and our internal signing process didn’t allow signing the beta). Now that we have a signed version, you’ll be prompted when an update has been installed for the app,” Heuer added.
Silverlight 4 Build 4.0.50401.0 RTW is available for download here.