vs 2008 express: registration

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dotnet-practitioner picture dotnet-practitioner · Nov 19, 2009 · Viewed 11.5k times · Source

Did any one have luck recently register Visual studio 2008 express C# product? Look like, I would have to reformat my computer and install every thing all over again. I un-installed it and installed VS2008 express again but it will not start because it demands registration. When I click the register button, the website launches and hour glass spins forever. It appears that MS Express edition registration site may not be working.

Please help..

Answer

schuess picture schuess · May 7, 2015

If you delete the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/VCExpress/9.0/Registration you will no longer be asked to register.

Open regedit, navigate using above folder, then remove the entire 'Registration' folder.

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