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MSDN Virtual Lab: Launchers and Choosers

System Requirements

Windows

Only Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and later, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 are supported.

Screen resolution of 1024 x 768

The Virtual Lab sessions are best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater. Otherwise you may experience clipping of content.

Cookies Enabled

You must have cookies enabled to run these Virtual Lab sessions.

Firewall

Connecting to the Virtual Lab sessions require that you have port 443 open. Please contact your network administrator for assistance.

HTML5 capable browser

Due to the complex requirements of presenting these Virtual Lab sessions over the internet, only HTML5 capable browsers are supported.

What you’ll learn in this lab
After completing this lab, you will be better able to understand the choosers and launchers concept as implemented in the Windows Phone 7 application model, understand how and when to use launchers and choosers, create a Silverlight application that uses choosers and launchers to store contact information and use it to send SMS, perform a Web search, and browse the Internet.

What are Virtual Labs? MSDN Virtual Labs enable you to quickly evaluate and test Microsoft’s newest products and technologies through a series of guided, hands-on labs that you can complete in 90 minutes or less. There is no complex setup or installation required.