Talk:Microsoft Visual Studio Express

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[edit] C++ Redistributables

It seems like there are now some type of C++ redistributables, which are discussed as being a limitation in the C++ section. Link here: [[1]]

There are redistributables for the New C runtimes, and end users don't need to have VS Express installed to run the binaries compiled with this program. Every program compiled with VS (any version) needs the proper C runtimes to exceute (just like you need VBRunXXX.dll for basic programs), you don't notice this unless you don't have the required version of the runtime dlls. Windows XP doesn't ship with the newer versions, so you get this error. It's up to the author of the software to include them. I'm going to remove the whole section later on. -VampyreDark 20:35, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

I have proposed that the various articles such as Visual C Sharp 2005 Express Edition be merged with this one, apart from the fact they are very similar products from the same family, the articles even have some identical text! Martin 18:08, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Makes sense to me. -/- Warren 02:00, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
I think it is a very good idea. --ElementoX 01:59, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
The article states Visual Studio Express C++ can do win32, but can it do x64? --Anonymous 14:34 Nov 15, 2006 (MST)

- answer: on http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/

What exactly is different from the major Visual Studio? Any specifics we can add to the article?

[edit] What's missing from Express over paid for versions

The article describes what the restrictions are for Visual Express SQL but not for the other languages; it would be interesting (and consistent) to give a list of restrictions for each of the Visual Express packages.

Apepper 19:45, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I added a few limitations to VB Express, however I think there are more which I don't yet understand. Anyone who wants to look into it further check out my source: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b4z62wxz(VS.80).aspx 62.232.221.34 11:28, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Free in its true sense

Wow it's great. Product must be registered (using a "Windows Live™ ID"), admittedly at no cost, within 30 days of its installation! I am about to change that "free" to "free of charge" within the next few days, unless someone has strong arguments against that change.

Also, the URL that is supposed to provide "more information about registration", http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/expressrtm/benefits/ , is unavailable (404 - "The page cannot be found"). -- Jokes Free4Me 08:01, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't have to be registered any more, at least it didn't tell me so after install. -- 194.138.12.145 12:35, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Visual Studio Express 2008

Hello, I've never begun a new article or section in Wikipedia, I just have made a few edits in the past, but there is a beta 2 out for Visual Studio 2008 and it should probably be noted in the article under say 'Future Versions' or simply 'VSExpress 2008'. I would do it, but I'm not confident that it would read well. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.106.135.4 (talk) 01:01, August 23, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions RTM'ed

OK, so these went RTM today. I've made some basic updates, but missing parts are still an updated Express IDE screenshot, and new Visual Basic 2008 Express features compared to VB 2005 Express, among other things. — Northgrove 19:56, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:09, 12 February 2008 (UTC)