The Microsoft ASP.NET Team has recently release the Beta 1 version of the Silver Light Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (not for Visual Studio 2005).

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Here's what's in the package:

This package is an add-on to the RTM release of Visual Studio 2008 to provide tooling for Microsoft Silverlight 2 Beta 1. It provides a Silverlight project system for developing Silverlight applications using C# or Visual Basic.
This download will install the following:

  • Silverlight 2 Beta 1
  • Silverlight 2 SDK Beta 1
  • KB949325 for Visual Studio 2008
  • Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008

Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008 includes:
  • Visual Basic and C# Project templates
  • Intellisense and code generators for XAML
  • Debugging of Silverlight applications
  • Web reference support
  • Integration with Expression Blend

To download: Click here

Enjoy,

~ Robert Shelton