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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium Beta 2 – ISO

Brief Description
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium is a complete development toolset that simplifies the task of building applications. Powerful coding, debugging, database and testing tools let individuals and teams deliver scalable, high quality solutions.

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Quick Details
Version:Beta 2
Date Published:10/21/2009
Language:English
Download Size:81.8 MB - 2181.8 MB*
*Download size depends on selected download components.

Overview

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium provides an integrated environment that simplifies application development yet delivers advanced tools ready to tackle the most difficult problems. Whether writing code, building databases, testing or debugging, increase individual and team productivity using powerful tools that work the way you work. Unleash your creativity with powerful design and development tools that let you bring your vision to life. Take control of your source code and use powerful database tools to ensure that your application and database are always in sync. Advanced code analysis tools help you avoid creating bugs during development and advanced testing and debugging tools let you find and fix any bugs quickly and easily to ensure scalable, high quality solutions.

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

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows XP
    Visual Studio 2010 can be installed on the following operating systems:
    • Windows XP (x86) with Service Pack 3 - all editions except Starter Edition
    • Windows XP (x64) with Service Pack 2 - all editions except Starter Edition
    • Windows Vista (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 1 - all editions except Starter Edition
    • Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
    • Windows Server 2003 (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2
    • Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86 and x64)
    • Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 2
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
  • Supported Architectures:
    • 32-Bit (x86)
    • 64-Bit (x64)
  • Hardware Requirements:
    • Computer that has a 1.6GHz or faster processor
    • 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
    • DVD-ROM Drive

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    Instructions

    NOTE: Vista RTM/SP1 and Windows Server 2008 RTM/SP1 users -- If you have previously installed Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 on your system, you will need to fully uninstall the previous beta release prior to installing Beta 2. For more information and a workaround, please go here.
    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.
        -or
      • 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: 0x5A76473D
        SHA-1: 0xE2346D129871CDA1F3288477585AC9E3ABE925B0

        Use a hash extraction tool of your choice (several are available online for download) to compute the hash values.
    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.

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    Additional Information


    Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Readme
    Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Installation Readme Addendum

    We greatly value your feedback. Please visit the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta site to submit feedback, access the forums and find more information about the Beta.

    The Beta 2 release is available for many of the Visual Studio 2010 family products and also in both an ISO and Web Bootstrapper package. Please see the related links to access those.

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    Files in This Download

    The links in this section correspond to separate files available in this download. Download the files most appropriate for you.
    File Name:File Size

    VS2010B2Prem_4PartsTotal.part1.exe

    700.0 MB

    VS2010B2Prem_4PartsTotal.part2.rar

    700.0 MB

    VS2010B2Prem_4PartsTotal.part3.rar

    700.0 MB

    VS2010B2Prem_4PartsTotal.part4.rar

    81.8 MB

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