Visual Studio 2008 Downloads

Visual Studio 2008 is the next generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office system, and the Web. The Beta 2 release includes most of the products found in the Visual Studio product line. MSDN Subscribers can also download these files from MSDN Subscriber Downloads.

Installation Disc Images

If you prefer to install the software yourself, you can download separate disc images for the following products:

• Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition Beta 2
• Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition Beta 2
• Visual Studio Team System 2008 - Team Suite Beta 2
• Visual Studio Team System 2008 - Team Foundation Server Beta 2
• Visual Studio Team System 2008 - Test Load Agent Beta 2
• MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2

IMPORTANT:

1. After the Beta 2 installation has finished, you should run this script to ensure that the installation of .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2 will not affect the development of ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 applications.
2. To install Team Foundation Server, you must follow the steps and system requirements details on the download page.
3. When installing prerelease software, we advise that you do not install it on a production machine.

VPC Images

If you prefer the convenience of evaluating prerelease software in a virtual machine environment, you can download VPC images for the following products that include pre-installed instances of the prerelease software indicated, including any required prerequisite software. You will need Virtual PC or Virtual Server to run this image. Depending on your hardware, the download files make take between 30-60 minutes to decompress these self-extracting files.

• Visual Studio Team System 2008 - Team Suite Beta 2 VPC
• Visual Studio Team System 2008 - Team Suite & Team Foundation Server Beta 2 VPC

IMPORTANT:

• After extracting and opening the VPC, you should run this script to ensure that the installation of .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2 will not affect the development of ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 applications.

Visual Studio Express Editions

Visual Studio Express Editions are lightweight, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn tools for the hobbyist, novice and student developer.

• Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions Beta 2

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2 is a preview release of the latest version of the .NET Framework. Many ISV’s, enterprises and Microsoft product teams are successfully building on the new features Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows CardSpace in the .NET Framework 3.0. Microsoft plans to continue to invest in the .NET Framework developer platform and in support of existing users the .NET Framework 3.5 has a minimal number of breaking changes