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How to: Locate the Visual Studio Product Key
Visual Studio 2010
You may want to locate the product key for Visual Studio when you are working with customer support, upgrading from a trial version, or updating your own records.
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To find the product key for Team Foundation Server, follow the steps in Locate or Change the Product Key for Team Foundation Server. |
To find the product key for Visual Studio Professional, Premium, Ultimate, or Test Professional
Look for the product key in one of these locations:
On the sleeve of the DVD.
On the Microsoft Subscriber Downloads website.
In the file setup.sdb, under [Product Key], located on the setup DVD or .ISO.
In ..\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 edition\setup.sdb, in the [Product Key] section.
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