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The Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions all-in-one DVD includes:

Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition enables developers to rapidly create Web applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. This new version enables cool fun features that build on the latest technologies including AJAX, CSS, LINQ and JavaScript IntelliSense.

Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition and Visual C# 2008 Express Edition enables developers to rapidly create Windows applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. These new versions enable cool fun features that build on the latest technologies including WPF, WCF and LINQ.

Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition is the development environment for creating native Windows applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. This new version includes an easy installation of the Windows Platform SDK.

Also included is SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and MSDN Express documentation.

For information about the different tools of the Visual Studio Express Editions visit the Visual Studio 2008 Express website. Additional resources can be found at Beginner Developer Learning Center and the Coding4Fun websites.

Files

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Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP

• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
  
  • Minimum of 192 MB of RAM (384 MB preferred)
  
  
  • At least a 1 GHz processor (1.6 GHz preferred)
  
  
  
  


• Microsoft Windows Vista
  
  • Minimum of 768 MB of RAM (1 GB preferred)
  
  
  • At least a 1.6 GHz processor (2.2 GHz preferred)
  
  
  
  


• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  
  • Minimum of 768 MB of RAM (1 GB preferred)
  
  
  • At least a 1.6 GHz processor (2.2 GHz preferred)
  
  
  
  

Visual Studio 2008 Express is available in two (2) downloadable formats: a self-extracting executable file for each of the individual products that will allow you to download a small setup file and install without a DVD burner. The self-extracting file includes the installation option for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and MSDN Express documentation. The second format is an all-in-one DVD image file that includes all the Visual Studio 2008 Express products as well as SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and MSDN Express documentation that you can use to burn your own DVD.

Simply click on the Download button below to download the DVD iso file.

Go here to download the individual products.