Thank you for using the trial edition of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Trial editions are valid for 30 days. You can extend the trial period for Visual Studio 2010 to
90 days by registering online
or convert the installation to a fully licensed version with a valid
product key. The retail product key can be found on the DVD sleeve
of the installation media.
Please note: Pre-release
versions of Visual Studio 2010 cannot be converted to fully licensed
version. You must uninstall all Visual Studio 2010 pre-releases
before installing the official release.
Buying Visual Studio 2010
To purchase Visual Studio 2010, either
buy the product at a retail outlet, or order a product key online by clicking here.
Activate the product
You can activate the product in one of the following
ways:
- From Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Setup
Maintenance page
- Click Run from Start menu (Start+R) and proceed to step 2, or run setup.exe from your
Visual Studio installation media and proceed to step 5.
- Type control appwiz.cpl, and press OK.
- Select Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (Professional, Premium, Ultimate, etc.).
- Click Change to launch Visual Studio 2010 setup in maintenance mode.
- Click Activate.
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Help About page
- Launch Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
- Click About Microsoft Visual Studio from the product's Help menu.
- Click Upgrade button to launch Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Activation dialog.
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Activation dialog
- Type the new valid key in the Product Key prompt.
- Click Activate.