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Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.

This applies to the following editions: Professional, Standard, Standard Edition academic license, Team Edition for Database Professionals, Team Edition for Software Architects, Team Edition for Software Developers, Team Edition for Software Testers, Team Suite, Team Test Load Agent, Tools for the Microsoft Office System, VB Express, Visual C# Express, Visual C++ Express, Visual J# Express, Visual Web Developer Express

Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.

Support Dates

Listing Start Date Mainstream End Date Extended End Date
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 2006-01-27T00:00:00.000-08:00 2011-04-12T22:59:59.999-08:00 2016-04-12T22:59:59.999-08:00

Releases

Version Start Date End Date
Service Pack 1 2006-12-14T00:00:00.000-08:00 2016-04-12T22:59:59.999-08:00
Original Release 2006-01-27T00:00:00.000-08:00 2008-01-08T22:59:59.999-08:00

Note

Support for this product has ended. See below for migration guidance.

Note

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals released on March 2, 2007.

Editions

  • Professional
  • Standard
  • Standard Edition academic license
  • Team Edition for Database Professionals
  • Team Edition for Software Architects
  • Team Edition for Software Developers
  • Team Edition for Software Testers
  • Team Suite
  • Team Test Load Agent
  • Tools for the Microsoft Office System
  • VB Express
  • Visual C# Express
  • Visual C++ Express
  • Visual J# Express
  • Visual Web Developer Express