Dear Martin I am one of the moltitude that cannot get a registration key on line, when I try to start the Visual Basic 2010 express. What is this mess?? Why is it not possible? I stayed hours trying to see on the screen something different from a rotating bunch of green balls? I have to say, it is the first time that I experience such kind of 'unprofessional' stuff for Microsoft products.

Really unusual. I need help and I would like to obtain clear and sure answers, not only links to other problems pages or forums.

May 17, 2012 I am unable to register Visual Basic 2010 Express. When I go to 'Obtain a registration key online' it allows me to log in but then does nothing. Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition Serial Numbers. Download Mixmeister Studio 7 2. Convert Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition trail version to full software.

Thank you Angelo Sabatelli. Thanks Angelo for your feedback and kindly reminding.

Somehow this link has been broken and redirected to Installing and Registering Visual Studio Express Editions Forum page. Document:Visual Studio 2010 Express - Product Registration Instruction Please check the following instruction (with walkthrough and illustration) to get registration key.

Open Visual Basic Express Edition ->click “Help” menu ->click “Register Product”, then follow the steps to finish registration process. Registration Instructions for Visual Basic 2010 Express Notes: 1. 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. You will need a Windows Live ID (or MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, or Passport account) in order to register. Open “Internet Options” ->click “General” tab ->click “Languages” button ->Ensure English(United States)[en-US] is at the top of Languages References list Some customers fix this issue by this way Martin Xie [MSFT] MSDN Community Support Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. I had this same exact problem.

You need to reset Internet Explorer to its default settings. Go to the Advanced Settings and click Restore advanced setttings button and the Reset button below it. Click both buttons! Then close IE. Open VB 2010 Express and in the Register Product dialog, click the obtain registration online button. IE will open to the Windows Live login.

Log into Windows Live, wait for that little green wheel to move and suddenly you will git a new page that lets you register VB. It will already have your name and login email filled in. Click whatever boxes or provide whatever information you like and click the continue button at the bottom of the page. It will go to another page thanking you for registering and tell you that you will receive an email that contains your Registration key. Wait a few minutes to receive the email, open it and you will find your new registration key. Enter it into the VB register product dialog and click the register button.

Your VB is now registered and you will never see that dialog box again! I have IE9 and had changed the default settings.

It changes something that this whole process doesn't like. Don't ask me what it is, I don't know and don't care. I'm happy that I got my key and that VB 2010 Express is free.