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Visual Studio 2010 Upgrade Paths

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Explore your Visual Studio 2010 Upgrade paths with MicroWay

The following tables provide guidance on the paths available to move from your existing version of Visual Studio to Visual Studio 2010.

You Currently Have...	Ways to upgrade / move to VS2010
You don’t own any previous version of Visual Studio	Buy a new license of the Visual Studio 2010 Edition that meets your needs. Licenses with 2 Years MSDN offer the best features and value.
Any previous version of Visual Studio Standard, Professional or Team System (i.e.: 2003, 2005, 2008)	Option 1: Buy an Upgrade to Visual Studio 2010 Professional from any previous version. (Note: The only Upgrade available is to the Professional Edition. If you want a higher Edition (i.e.: Premium, Ultimate, Test Pro - see Option 2.) Option 2: Buy a new VS2010 license with MSDN at the Edition that meets your needs.
Visual Studio 2008 with active/current MSDN subscription	Your current MSDN subscription should have already provided you with access to Visual Studio 2010 as a download from the MSDN portal. The DVD media featuring VS2010 will be shipped to you in June 2010 if you still have a current MSDN subscription at that time. If you want to move to a higher Edition of Visual Studio 2010 you will need to either purchase a new license of the Edition you want OR Renew your MSDN at the higher level when it expires. (You can renew early, but you will loose any remaining months of MSDN at the old level). If your MSDN subscription is current – but will soon expire, see panel below for those with MSDN subs about to expire
Visual Studio 2008 with an expired MSDN subscription	There may be a "grace period" for the renewal, so please contact MicroWay on Ph 1300 553 313 as we may still be able to have the renewal processed. Because there are no "upgrade" provisions under Microsoft licensing, if your MSDN subscription is allowed to expire, you will need to order new licenses of the VS2010 Edition which meets your needs.
Visual Studio 2010 with an MSDN subscription which is about to expire	MSDN subscription renewals should be ordered in the month it is due to expire. MicroWay can process your renewal order on any date in that month and the renewal will be issued as if you had renewed on the last day of that month. (i.e.: if you renew on 1 June, the renewal date will be based on 30 June, not 1 June). So there is no need to wait until the last minute to be close to the exact expiry date – just renew with MicroWay anytime in the month it’s due to expire. If don’t renew the MSDN subscription and you later decide you want to continue to have an MSDN subscription, you will need to buy a new license with MSDN. When you renew you can choose to renew at a higher or lower Edition of VS2010. If you currently have VS 2010 Premium with MSDN

If you would like any further clarification of assistance with Visual Studio 2010 licensing or options, please contact MicroWay on Ph 1300 553 313 or email: sales@microway.com.au

What is MSDN?

A Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Subscription is a 1 or 2 year service which covers you for all upgrades and new versions of the products you are entitled to use based on the Edition of Visual Studio 2010 you order.

There are also many other "benefits" in the form of Technical Support, eLearning content, access to developer forums, one-to-one web-based chat service to address non-technical questions regarding navigation of the MSDN site, special offers and more.

The 2 Year subscription is the best value as it costs little more than the 1 year subscription and you get the extra 12 months.

For full details of what’s included in an MSDN subscription, please open this link, Compare Visual Studio 2010 Editions.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are considering Visual Studio 2010 PROFESSIONAL Edition AND you DO plan to use Team Foundation Server (TFS) you either need a full MSDN Subscription or you need to purchase a TFS Client Access License (CAL) separately – the cost of which brings the total to a similar price of Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition with 2 Years MSDN subscription (which is much better value given the extra benefits).

What is MSDN Essentials?

MSDN Essentials is included with all retail/FPP versions of Visual Studio 2010 Professional and upgrades to VS2010 Professional Edition. However, the Special Promotional Upgrade (priced at $485 at the time of writing) has NO MSDN and does NOT include MSDN Essentials.

"Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN Essentials" is a one-year trial subscription that provides access to the latest core Microsoft platforms—Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2—in addition to providing enhanced support from a professional community. Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN Essentials may be upgraded to the full "Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN" at the end of the 1 Year period.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because MSDN "Essentials" is only a "trial"/lite version of a full MSDN subscription it lacks many of the features and benefits of the full MSDN subscription.

MSDN "Essentials" does NOT include a Team Foundation Server CAL.

For details of what is and is not included, please check the comparison table here, Compare Visual Studio 2010 Editions.

What is MSDN EMBEDDED?

MSDN Embedded provides developers of embedded devices with a single subscription for access to a variety of Microsoft operating systems, technical support and other resources. The subscription includes the Visual Studio suite of software development tools and the following Windows Embedded platforms and technologies:

• Windows Embedded CE, a 32-bit native, componentised, hard real-time operating system designed for small-footprint devices

• Windows Embedded Standard, the next generation of Windows XP Embedded for advanced enterprise devices

• Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, which provides innovative technologies to help build devices optimised for portable navigation

• Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, a flexible operating system designed to seamlessly connect point-of-service (POS) solutions with peripherals, servers and services

So you'd only need MSDN Embedded if you need the actual Windows Embedded Operating Systems. You'd only need these OS's if you plan to load them onto hardware devices you are developing. You don’t need MSDN Embedded if you just want to develop applications for Mobile Devices (PDA's, mobile phones etc) which run the Windows Embedded OS's – using the freely providing Windows Mobile SDK, all Editions of VS2010 will allow you to create applications for Windows Mobile Devices.

The Windows Mobile 7 SDK is still under development at this time (May 2010) but is due for release soon. Windows Mobile 6 SDK Refresh adds documentation, sample code, header and library files, emulator images and tools to Visual Studio that let you build applications for Windows Mobile 6 (Pocket PC and Smartphone).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Visual Studio 2010 Premium & Ultimate Edition also have access to the resources of the MSDN Embedded, enhancing their existing MSDN investments.

For further information on Visual Studio 2010 & MSDN please call MicroWay on 1300 553 313 or email.

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