Downloading and Installation Tutorial
Click this to download the Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition Web Install Setup.
Note:
- Take note of the hardware and software requirements. You could download this file that contains the hardware and software requirements of VB 2008 Express Edition.
- Be sure to completely uninstall any Beta versions before downloading and installing Visual Basic Express. Failure to uninstall the beta versions could lead to problems afterwards.
Here are the images/screenshots in installing VB 2008 Express Edition.
Just follow through the process.
Welcome to Setup screen

Below is the License Terms screen.

Below is the Installation Options screen. For now, let’s keep both check boxes unchecked assuming you are unfamiliar with SQL Server.

Below is the Install Destination Screen.

Below is the final Installation complete screen.

That’s it for the install.
The time to finish the installation depends on the power of your computer. Make sure to check the Windows update website to see if there are any updates you need to install that are related to Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition.
At the mean time, you can check this guide in downloading and installing Microsoft Visual C# Express Edition.