Runtime libraries

Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0
Needed to run the dot net programs.
These libraries are only needed when using DotNetNuke 4.x.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en

 

Development tools

Visual Web Developer
Freeware development environment from Microsoft (r)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/download/default.aspx

or

Visual Studio 2005
Needed for the development of your modules
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/

Databases and tools for running the DotNetNuke web application

Microsoft SQL Server database
Freeware MS SQL Database
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/download/default.aspx

SQL Server Management Studio Express
Management tool for SQL Express.
You can use this tool to manage your databases, for creating, modifieing and delete databases or database objects.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/download/

 

The DotNetNuke web application

DotNetNuke
The DotNetNuke site files, needed to deploy your DNN site. You can also download here the source code for the DotNetNuke webapplication, and also a lot of sources from DotNetNuke modules.
http://www.dotnetnuke.com/tabid/125/default.aspx

Nice to have tools for DNN Development

DNN KickStart
Saves a lot a time to develop new DNN Modules. With this tool you create DotNetNuke modules within 5 minutes, that are complete and ready to use.
DNN Kickstart

Create a module manually
Excellent post about how to create a DotNetNuke module
Create a DNN Module

Consolas Font Pack for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Special font for TFT display and Visual Studio 2005, especially with ClearType enabled.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=22e69ae4-7e40-4807-8a86-b3d36fab68d3&displayLang=en&oRef=http://www.vbcentral.nl/Nieuws/VBcentral/tabid/61/Default.aspx
(ClearType HowTo)

Toolkit for .NET 1.1 "MSBee"
Power Toys for Visual Studio
An addition to MSBuild that allows developers to build managed applications with MSBuild using Visual Studio 2005 projects that target .NET 1.1.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0d0776f-25c4-444a-a6b9-71d06826f5b4&DisplayLang=en