Is "Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition" permanent or temporary ??

Hi guys, this is a question for the programmers out there.


I just downloaded and installed "Visual C++ 2008 Express Ed" from their website:


http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/


Does this Express Edition expire or is permanent on my computer, (does it expire after a few months) ?


Their quote is "Free, but limited editions of Visual Studio 2005 for a single programming language supported by .NET."


What does that mean? Does it mean for a limited time or does that mean something else?


[ I'm just worried that someday I'll get an error message like, "Sorry, this Visual C++ Edition has expired". ]

Is "Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition" permanent or temporary ??
it is permanent but you should use something like code::blocks because microsoft is eeeevil
Reply:The Express editions are totally free but you have to register them with Microsoft within 30 days of installing the product.





Each copy of Express only supports one programming language, but there is no reason why you can't download and install all Express products.
Reply:Hi there,


No, your cool, it is free. The express editions supposed to have slightly limited functionality, as with the express edition of SQL server, its free but limits the databases to a certain amount of gig (i think its 2 or 4 gig). So most individual programmers would never know they are limited. So enjoy!

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