Registration Instructions. Visual Basic 2010 Express Software

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1 Registration Instructions for Visual Basic 2010 Express Software Updated January, 2011 Registration of the Visual Basic 2010 Express software is required by Microsoft within 30 days of installation. Registration is free! If you encounter difficulty while registering, please review these two sources of information: For official Microsoft support regarding registration, please see their Registration FAQ: You can review many questions and answers at the Visual Basic Express Edition forum: Please Note: During the registration process, you must use Internet Explorer as your default browser. If you are using Firefox, Chrome, or another web browser, you may experience difficulty or hangs during the process! If Internet Explorer is not your default browser, please follow the instructions below. You can revert to your preferred browser after the registration is complete. 1. Close all running Visual Studio Express Editions programs 2. Start Internet Explorer 3. Go to Tools Options and select the Programs tab 4. Enable the checkbox for "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser" or click on the Make Default button. 5. Click OK 6. Close all instances of Internet Explorer 7. Start Internet Explorer again. If asked whether you want to set IE to the default browser, choose Yes. Page 1

2 You will need a Windows Live ID (or MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, or Passport account) in order to register. You do not have to use your primary or personal ; any valid account will do. You can even create a temporary account just for this purpose! To register, from within your Visual Basic Express Edition software package, click on the Help menu and then Register Product. You should see the following screen: Click on the button that says Obtain a registration key online. Your Internet browser software should open and show the following page: Page 2

3 Microsoft requires a MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, or Passport account (a Windows Live ID) in order to register the product. If you do not already have one of these addresses, or you are not comfortable using your existing personal account, then you can create a new address (click the Sign up now button) just for this registration. Once you click the Sign In button you will see a fairly lengthy page asking a variety of survey-type information. Only a few minimal fields are required, and none of the information is verified by Microsoft. Fields marked with the * are required. For the My Address you can use the same you signed in with. Page 3

4 Scroll down to the bottom filling in any required fields. Un-check the two Communication Preferences boxes and click Continue. Page 4

5 The next screen may display an verification message depending on the address you used. You can ignore this page and click Continue at the bottom if it appears! The next page shows your registration key. The sample key below WILL NOT WORK for your computer, it is for example only. You must complete this registration process to get your unique key. The page shows the remaining 3 steps necessary to finish. Page 5

6 Copy the registration key displayed on the page. If you do not have the Registration Window still open on your screen, choose Register Product from the Help menu in the Visual Basic software. Paste the registration key into the edit field and click Register Now That s it! You have completed the Visual Basic 2010 software registration! Page 6