>>>You do not have SP1 and will need to install it.
>>>
>>>You do not need Web Developer as you have everything.
>>>
>>>Make sure you concentrate on MVC3
>>>
>>I've installed the SP1, but I still don't see MVC 3 projects. What do I have to do now?
>>
>>Here is what I have (see attached).
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>I found this blog post
>
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2011/03/15/visual-studio-2010-sp1.aspx>
>Should I then go ahead with the WEBPI bundle now?
For your purposes here the key part comes from the MVC 3 Tools Update. It updates VS 2010 to include support for the latest ASP.NET MVC features, including version 4.1 of the Entity Framework including "code first."
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=1491Also, if you don't already have it this gives you a good look at MVC 3 fundamentals. You build a non-trivial working app.
http://mvcmusicstore.codeplex.com/
