Final official versions of VS 2005 Express Editions are now available!
To accompany the VS and SQL 2005 launch event that happened today in San Francisco, the Visual Studio 2005 Express site has been updated to offer links to the final released version of the various Express Editions. Here are some useful links to get started:
Express Edition readme information
- Previous beta uninstall instructions
- Express Edition FAQ - especially interesting here is this note that Express Editions will be free to download for the first year after the product launch today (November 7, 2005)
- Express Edition readme with system requirements and known issues
Download locations for each Express Edition
- Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
- Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
- Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
- Visual J# 2005 Express Edition
- Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
- SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
Getting started guide for each Express Edition