Thanks, eldoen. The Express products, expanding the Visual Studio product line to include lightweight, easy-to-use, easy-to-learn tools for hobbyists, enthusiasts, and novices who want to build dynamic Windows applications and Web sites.

• Visual Basic 2005 Express

  Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.

• Visual C# 2005 Express

  Visual C# 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.

• Visual C++ 2005 Express

  Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.

• Visual J# 2005 Express

  Visual J# 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.

• Visual Web Dev 2005 Express

  Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition is focused exclusively on Web development with ASP.NET 2.0. Choose from Visual Basic, C#, or J# languages.

• SQL Server 2005 Express

  SQL Server 2005 Express Edition complements the other Express products by providing database support that is both powerful and easy to use.