Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

As Daniel Moth pointed out on his blog
(http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2007/11/visual-studio-2008-build-version.html),
Visual Studio 2008 RTM is now available on MSDN Subsriber Downloads.

The only edition I can find listed on my login is: "Visual Studio Team
System 2008 Team Suite (x86 and x64 WoW) - DVD (English)"

I had wanted to try out the Pro edition for evaluation - wonder whether
more editions may appear later?  My subscription ends at the end of this
month, so came out just in time for me. :)

David

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

Can't see it ATM (in the UK), servers are slow though, guess it is popular!

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Jeff Gaines

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

I was getting 240kbps when I made that post, now down to 70kbps at to
moment.

I wasn't sure about posting the announcement until I'd downloaded it -
just in case it affected the download speeds!!

D

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

I keep getting an ASPX compile error here.

Sometimes pausing and unpausing will get the download speed up.

Sometimes pausing and unpausing will get the download speed up. I guess I
won't mention that I'm hitting 780KB/s up to 980 KB/s:-)


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Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - Expression

"Server too busy" error here...over an hour now."David Hearn"

"Server too busy" error here...over an hour now.

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

From what I've read, it may, currently be Team Suite only.  I think
they may be phasing in the different editions to the respective
subscription levels.  Possibly to spread the load.

D

I'm only seeing the VS2008 Team System 2008 Test Edition..

I am only seeing the VS2008 Team System 2008 Test Edition..  Anyone else only
seeing the test edition?

I don't see it at all??? Has it been taken down because of load?

I do not see it at all???  Has it been taken down because of load?

Still can't get in, seems like we go through this with every release.

Still cannot get in, seems like we go through this with every release. At
some point you think they'd come up with a plan to add bandwidth when the
relase a major product.

Brad

You must use the Top Downloads feature to see it and downloading it.

You must use the Top Downloads feature to see it and downloading it.  Right
now, I'm
downloading the professional version at a speed of about 500KB/sec.  (The
maximum on my line is about 520KB/sec.)

To see the Top Download feature on the home page, you must first login and
you must allow the pop-up on your browser (at least, temporarily).  If you
still don't see them, go to your "Manage My Subscription", make a small
change to your preferences, save the stuff and then go again to the
Subscriber home page.   Changing your preferences will assure that the Top
Download feature has been synchronised with your account.

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MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC
E-mail: sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)

[Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]"Sylvain Lafontaine"

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I got to it just by browsing through the product tree as usual.
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For me, it was the pop-up blocker....

For me, it was the pop-up blocker....works good now

You see it in your tree probably because you have a Team subscription.

You see it in your tree probably because you have a Team subscription. In my
case, I still don't see it there.

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Sylvain Lafontaine, ing.
MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC
E-mail: sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)

In regards to this, I have access to VS Pro, Standard, and Trialeditions of

In regards to this, I have access to VS Pro, Standard, and Trial
editions of Team Suite, but I have a Professional subscription not a
Team Suite subscription.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Hearn [mailto:david.hearn@newsgroup.nospam]
Posted At: Tuesday, 20 November 2007 1:36 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.vstudio.general
Conversation: Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription
Downloads
Subject: Re: Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription
Downloads


(http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2007/11/visual-studio-2008-build-version
.html),
Team
popular!

From what I've read, it may, currently be Team Suite only.  I think
they may be phasing in the different editions to the respective
subscription levels.  Possibly to spread the load.

D

Hi David,I have looked up the subscriber download center, seems the top

Hi David,

I have looked up the subscriber download center, seems the top downloads
page showed other edition of VS 2008(include PRO):

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/default.aspx

Also, in normal download benefit page, you can find the following
comments(in the page download the VS 2008 readme ):

==========
Description
Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition is currently available as a top
download from the Subscriber Top Downloads section of the MSDN Subscription
homepage. Please go to the MSDN Subscriptions home page and select the
edition of Visual Studio 2008 that you would like to download. Note: The
Top Downloads functionality may require that you disable your pop-up
blocker software and install the download management control.
================

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.





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Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

MSDN site is saying: "For a faster, more reliable download experience,
please utilize “Top Downloads” below. All English Visual Studio 2008
editions will be available here first. Visual Studio 2008 editions also
will be released—on a staggered schedule—to Subscriber Downloads."

So you can use the Akamai Download Manager (via Top Downloads) to get
every edition available to your level of subscription, but if you want
to use the normal FTM download tool (viewed through the treeview on the
download page), you'll need to wait as they're staggering the
availability of these - probably as a Akami is a P2P system, thus
reducing their bandwidth load.

D

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

MSDN site is saying: "For a faster, more reliable download experience,
please utilize “Top Downloads” below. All English Visual Studio 2008
editions will be available here first. Visual Studio 2008 editions also
will be released—on a staggered schedule—to Subscriber Downloads."

The "Top Downloads" method uses a P2P system, thus improving bandwidth
(as Bob suggested) and the normal FTM method is still working, but just
has the editions available being staggered.

D

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

It seems to me MSFT has learned from the fiasco of down-loading Vista when
it was RTM. I got VS2008 down over night and the library this morning.

Well done MSFT!

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Jeff Gaines

Can anyone confirm whether or not Visual Studio Team System 2008 w/MSDN

Can anyone confirm whether or not  Visual Studio Team System 2008 w/MSDN
Premium for Developers is available for download.
I thought that I had seen it mentioned that it was , however it is not in
the list of available versions ( for me ).
I contacted the eOpen concierge and they confirmed that I do have a valid
subscription that includes this version.
They also said to give it a few days because the version had not yet been
posted for download.

I just wanted to confirm that this is available or not before poking at MS
again as to why I can't see it.

Gerry

I'm seeing it on the "Top Downloads" section of the MSDN homepage - which

I'm seeing it on the "Top Downloads" section of the MSDN homepage -
which means you can get it using the Akamai Download Manager.  I haven't
seen it in the normal treeview/FTM method you usually download things
from MSDN through - that, as they say, is being staggered in which
products are made available there.

All VS2008 products *are* available on the "Top Downloads" section though.

D

Anyone know where a comparison chart might be.

Anyone know where a comparison chart might be. I can't seem to find one in
the product pages... and I'm not completely clear on what the difference is
between "Professional" and "Team System Development Edition." Aside from the
hooks into TFS, what are the differences?

oneI found one a couple of months ago on the MSDN pages when I wasresearching

one

I found one a couple of months ago on the MSDN pages when I was
researching for reasons why we NEEDED an MSDN subscription, but I can't
seem to find it now. The following link has a table with some
comparisons, but these are only for 2005 (unsure if 2008's Comparison
chart would even be up yet though, given that it isn't actually
released.

http://www.microway.co.nz/microsoft/vs_compare.stm

I do not see it in the list either. Wonder if they have removed ittemporarily?

I do not see it in the list either. Wonder if they have removed it
temporarily?

Hmmm ...Is there any way to get a SHA-1 or MD5 hash for the images?

Hmmm ...

Is there any way to get a SHA-1 or MD5 hash for the images? I
downloaded
en_visual_studio_2008_professional_x86_x64wow_dvd_X14-26326.iso today,
but every time I try to install it I get a ready error. Guess my image
is corrupted. Its only available in the Top Downloads so there is no
SHA-1 I could check as for the subscriber downloads :(.

Thanks.

thanks david.

thanks david.

thats what I thought , I do have a number of versions listed in the top
downloads , some trial versions , none mention msdn premium or VSTS for
Developers.
from comments i've seen elsewhere this seems to be an ongoing issue for VL
subscriptions.

ok - i got in contact with the concierge againI still do not see this in Top

ok - i got in contact with the concierge again
I still do not see this in Top Downloads but it is now avaialble through
MSDN Subscriber Downloads.

why I see 2 different sets of versions I have no idea - and neither did they
;-)

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

Well if its any help the SHA1 on my download is:
69702515f0d7e085cbec39bff3a3b7ae5050ca3c
However I have not actually tried installing it yet

Cheers
Doug Forster

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available on MSDN Subscription Downloads

This SHA1 for VS2008 Professional is what I have also, so I guess it
must be right.

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David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP