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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate provides an integrated environment of tools and server infrastructure that simplifies the entire application development process. Deliver business results using productive, predictable, customizable processes and increase transparency and traceability throughout the lifecycle with detailed analytics. Whether creating new solutions or enhancing existing applications unleash your creativity with powerful prototyping, architecture and development tools that let you bring your vision to life targeting an increasing number of platforms and technologies including cloud and parallel computing. Realize increased team productivity by utilizing advanced collaboration features and use integrated testing and debugging tools to find and fix bugs quickly and easily creating high quality solutions while driving down the cost of solution development.

For more information on Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 visit http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/products/2010/default.mspx

NOTE: The trial period lasts for 30 days with the option to register the software for an additional 60 days.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to January 2013.

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Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3

• Windows XP (x86) with Service Pack 3 - all editions except Starter Edition
• Windows Vista (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2 - all editions except Starter Edition
• Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
• Windows Server 2003 (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2 - all editions
• Users will need to install MSXML6 if not already present
• Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86 and x64) - all editions
• Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 2 - all editions
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) - all editions

• Supported Architectures:
• 32-Bit (x86)
• 64-Bit (x64) (WOW)
• Hardware Requirements:



More information on how to choose the right hardware for Visual Studio 2010 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2010/sysreqs

• Computer with a 1.6GHz or faster processor
• 1024 MB RAM (1.5 GB if running in a virtual machine)
• 3 GB of available hard-disk space
• 5400 RPM hard drive
• DirectX 9 capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution display
• DVD-ROM Drive

1. Choose one of the following download options:
   • Download the .exe file and the .rar files on this page, and save them on your computer. On the computer, double-click the .exe file to extract the ISO image.
     • The CRC and SHA1 hash values of your generated ISO image should match these:
     • CRC: 0x280d8d93
     • SHA-1: 0x7790db7d2aac9e1ee8baa34d42988577689c9e7a
     • Use a hash extraction tool of your choice (several are available online for download) to compute the hash values.
   • Download the ISO image directly:
     • If you have a download manager that can handle a large file, click here to download the ISO image directly.
     • The CRC and SHA1 hash values of your downloaded ISO image should match these:
     • CRC: 0x8095c67f
     • SHA-1: 0x8371f6a8d090063fcc320617e94854374633df3c
     • Use a hash extraction tool of your choice (several are available online for download) to compute the hash values.
   NOTE: You may notice that the hash values are different for the two methods listed above for downloading the ISO. This is due only to a difference in the Volume Label of the two ISO files, their contents are identical.
2. Choose one of the following options for handling downloaded ISO images:
   • (Recommended) Write the image file to a blank DVD.
   • (Alternative) Mount the image file virtually as DVD devices.
   
   For more information about these options, see "What are ISO image files and how do I use them?" on the FAQ page.