Download the setup of the latest version of Visual Studio Community Edition using the below link. 


https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/ Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition – Download Latest Free Version (microsoft.com) 

Double-click on the setup to start the installation process. 

 

NetSim requires only a few components of Visual Studio Community 2022 edition to be installed. Upon starting the installer:


1. Under the Workloads tab users can select Desktop Development with C++ as shown below: 



2. Under the Individual components tab select MSVC v140 – VS 2015 C++ build tools (v14.00) as shown below: 



3. Proceed with the installation and restart the system if prompted to. 

4. Start Visual Studio application.


 It is highly recommended that you Sign in using a Microsoft account to prevent the installation from expiring in 30 days. If this step is skipped users can also Sign in later from the tool. 


5. Upon opening NetSim source codes for the first time, the Retarget Projects window will pop up. Click on the OK button.


Please note that this need not be done each time the source codes are opened. Visual studio will not prompt to Retarget Projects when opened the second time.


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