Visual Studio 2010 Professional Beta 1 – Web Installer

Brief Description

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 are the next generation of Microsoft development tools. They work together to accelerate the process of turning vision into reality for the developer. Visual Studio 2010 Professional has been engineered to support the development of applications for Windows, the Web, and Office.

Overview

Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. Designed to satisfy the latest requirements of developers, Visual Studio delivers key innovations in the following areas:
Enabling emerging trends
Every year the industry develops new technologies and new trends. With Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft delivers tooling and framework support for the latest innovations in application architecture, development, and deployment.

Inspiring developer delight
Ever since the first release of Visual Studio, Microsoft has set the bar for developer productivity and flexibility. Visual Studio 2010 continues the tradition by significantly improving the experience for all software development roles.

Riding the next generation platform wave
Microsoft continues to invest in the market-leading operating system, productivity applications, and server platforms to deliver increasing customer value. With Visual Studio 2010, customers will have the tooling support that is required to create amazing solutions around these technologies.

For more information about Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4, visit the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Web site.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows XP

Computer that has a 1.6GHz or faster processor
Visual Studio 2010 can be installed on the following operating systems:
- Windows Vista (x86 or x64), all editions except Starter Edition
- Windows XP (x86 or x64), Service Pack 2 or later, all editions except Starter Edition
- Windows Server 2003 (x86 or x64), Service Pack 1 or later, all editions
- Windows Server 2003 R2 or later (x86 or x64), all editions
- Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) or later (all editions)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (x64) Enterprise Edition
- Windows 7 RC (x86 and x64) Ultimate Edition
1024MB RAM
3GB of available hard disk space
5400 RPM hard disk drive
DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1280 x 1024 or higher display resolution

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Instructions

This software is designed for testing and feedback purposes and should not be installed in a production environment.
NOTE: If you are installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 on Windows 7 RC, you may receive a compatibility warning when installing SQL Server 2008. For more information and a workaround, please go here.

On this page, click Download to start the download.
To save the download on your computer so that you can install it later, click Save.
To cancel the installation, click Cancel.

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