Where to download visual studio express 2005? [closed]

Answer 1

You can still get it, from microsoft servers, see my answer on this question: Where is Visual Studio 2005 Express?

Answer 2

For somebody like me who lands onto this page from Google ages after this question had been posted, you can find VS2005 here: http://apdubey.blogspot.com/2009/04/microsoft-visual-studio-2005-express.html

EDIT: In case that blog dies, here are the links from the blog.

All the bellow files are more them 400MB.

Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
449,848 KB
.IMG File | .ISO File

Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
445,282 KB
.IMG File | .ISO File

Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
445,282 KB
.IMG File | .ISO File

Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
474,686 KB
.IMG File | .ISO File

Visual J# 2005 Express Edition
448,702 KB
.IMG File | .ISO File

Answer 3

Small tip for you. Microsoft frequently has 'launch parties' or 'launch events' in which they frequently distribute licensed, not for resale copies, of that product. I've gotten the last two versions of VS (2005 and 2008) by attending my local .NET user group chapter during those days.

Answer 4

You can get the full download here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/3/a/83aad8f9-38ba-4503-b3cd-ba28c360c27b/ENU/vcsetup.exe

Answer 5

As of late April 2009, Microsoft has discontinued all previous versions of Visual Studio Express, including 2005. It is no longer possible to obtain these previous versions from the Microsoft website.

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