Only free for a year. If you download during that year you don't have to pay. Ever. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Wood [mailto:andrew.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 08 November 2005 15:02 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: [windows2000] Download Pick FREE Visual Studio and SQL Express 2005! only last a year according to the website :( _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dogers Sent: 08 November 2005 14:44 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: [windows2000] Download Pick FREE Visual Studio and SQL Express 2005! On 08/11/05, Jim Kenzig http://Kenzig.com <http://Kenzig.com> < jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: Microsoft is offering its newly released Visual Studio Express 2005 and SQL Server Express 2005(formerly the msde version) free of charge. Download here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/default.aspx <http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/default.aspx> Theres also a full CD install, rather than the web install, available here http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/install/ <http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/install/> Rumour has it these don't need you to register for a key either, but I don't know yet. Andrew
