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NOTE: After the Beta 2 installation of Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition has finished, you should run
this script to ensure that the installation of .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2 will not affect the development of ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 applications.
Each Express Edition is packaged in its entirety, including all optional components, as an image (img) file. Below are links to the individual image files for each Express Edition.
Burning a Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition Beta 2 to CD or DVD
Below are the steps required to burn an Express Edition to a CD or DVD.
Download the Express Edition Image (img) file using the hyperlinks provided in the section above.
To burn the image directly to a CD or DVD, you will need to install 3rd party software that is capable of understanding and burning image (img) files. Most popular CD and DVD burning software such as Nero and Roxio provide support for burning images..
Follow the vendor-specific instructions to burn the image onto a CD.
Installing an Express Edition from CD or DVD
After following the CD or DVD burning process above, you are ready to install the Express Edition on another computer.
Now simply insert the CD or DVD created above into the computer to which you plan to install and click the setup.exe file to begin the installer.
If you encounter issues installing the Express Editions, please visit the Express Forums and report your issue for more assistance.