Visual Studio 2010 Express Beta 2 is now available!

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Today, we are excited to announce that the Visual Studio 2010 Express Beta 2 products are available for download on the Visual Studio Express Web Site!  The Visual Studio Express products are a set of development tools geared towards helping developers unleash their creativity while learning to develop Windows and Web applications.  They offer an easy-to-acquire and easy-to-learn experience in a simple package and they are free!

·         Download Visual Studio 2010 Express Beta2 Today
Get a jump start on learning to develop on the new .NET 4.0 Framework Beta 2 with the Visual Studio 2010 Express Beta 2 products.

·         Learn more about Visual Studio 2010
Learn about the many new exciting features in Visual Studio 2010.

·         Try Visual Studio 2010 Professional
The Beta 2 editions of Visual Studio 2010 Professional and Ultimate are available as free downloads as well.

·         Basic vs Expert Settings
Unique to Visual Studio 2010 Express … Express now starts up with a streamlined user experience that focuses on the most common commands by hiding some of the more advanced menus and toolbars.  All the Express features are still available via the Tools > Settings > Expert Settings menu.

Also look through the new Start Page inside Express for more resources and information on what’s new.  Enjoy and happy coding!

Noah Coad
Microsoft Visual Studio Program Manager

Answer 1

Thanks for downloading and trying out the Beta!  We post it so that we can get your feedback and make sure it's in good working order for a final release.  Please post your feedback directly in our customer feedback database at https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio and mention that you're using Express 2010 Beta 2.