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Upgrading choices

I need to upgrade from a VS 2008 trial version. Do I:

(A) Completely uninstall and then reinstall the IDE from my MSDN subscription or,
(B) Am I able to just install/upgrade it without having to uninstall it?

rshawtx Wednesday, September 02, 2009 2:56 PM

Hi rshawtx

You can do either.

As long as you get a product key you can do upgrade installation.
For more information see: How to: Upgrade from Visual Studio Trial Edition (a Visual Studio 2005 topic, but still accurate)

To upgrade Visual Studio 2008 Trial Edition

On the Start menu, click Control Panel .
In Control Panel , open Add or Remove Programs .
Select Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and then click Change/Remove .
On the Visual Studio 2008 Maintenance screen, enter the product key in the section Upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 and then click Upgrade .

Thanks.

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Marked As Answer byFigo FeiMSFT, ModeratorTuesday, September 08, 2009 2:37 AM

Figo Fei Thursday, September 03, 2009 2:33 AM

To upgrade Visual Studio 2008 Trial Edition

On the Start menu, click Control Panel .
In Control Panel , open Add or Remove Programs .
Select Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and then click Change/Remove .
On the Visual Studio 2008 Maintenance screen, enter the product key in the section Upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 and then click Upgrade .

Thanks.

Figo Fei

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Marked As Answer byFigo FeiMSFT, ModeratorTuesday, September 08, 2009 2:37 AM

Figo Fei Thursday, September 03, 2009 2:33 AM

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