I need a license or a way to download Visual Studio 2008, where can I find it officially?

Question

I am looking for licenses for Visual Studio Professional 2008 to work with Windows Mobile, but I haven't been able to find clear information on Microsoft's website. I would like to know where I can find these licenses.

Also, is Visual Studio 2008 free now, or is there a way to download it?

Any type of information would be really helpful. Thank you very much.

Answer 1

Hello @David Paez,

Thank you for taking time to post this question in Microsoft Q&A forum.

As you know, Visual Studio Professional 2008 is an old version of VS, you can download it from here: Downloads officially. One thing to note is that a valid(paid level) subscription is needed.

After you sign in the above website, if you can see the Visual Studio Professional 2008 download link and it’s available, then it means that you have signed in with a valid(usually, it’s a paid level subscription) account, you can then download it directly. Otherwise, you have signed in with an "invalid" account and need to get a valid subscription.

You can contact Visual Studio Subscription Team to get a valid subscription and sign in above website by using this valid subscription to download and use Visual Studio Professional 2008.

Let me know if you have any further concerns:)

Have a great day.

Sincerely,

Tianyu

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