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Instructions for Downloading and Installing Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
By David Bolton, About.com Guide
You may get asked to install prerequisites if your PC doesn't have the .NET 3.5 framework and MSDN, or 68Mb for just the C++ Part. You might want to do this early in the morning for faster download speed. It gets slower during the day.
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- Before you Install
- Download Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
- Run and Register
- Preparing to Download
- Watching the Download and Install
- Running Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition for the First Time
- Compiling a Sample Application "Hello World"
- Type in the Hello World Application
- Compile and run the Hello World Application
- Screen Dump of Output
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