

Start Visual Basic 2008 again and it will let you in now. Windows 2008 is older than Windows 7 so use the last path above.ĭelete the entire "Registration" folder and close the Registry Editor. Windows 7 and older : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/VBExpress/9.0 Or maybe: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/VBExpress/9.0 The server is shut down because some unknown issue, you can try to register it later. Your network has problem and you need to fix it first. Windows 8 & 10: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/VBExpress/9.0 Hi DiscGolfer847, There are many possible reasons and solutions: 1. Use regedit and navigate to the following folder. Here are a couple of YouTube videos to show you how:

You can easily patch the Windows registry to get Visual Basic 2008 express to believe it has a registration key again. You aren't stealing because it was free in the first place. Microsoft just doesn't support it anymore so there is no REGISTRATION web page. It will tell you to go to a registration web page that either doesn't exist or has nothing to do with registration or keys. And don't believe anything that the error message says. You Need No Registration Key To Activate Visual Basic 2008 Express EditionJust Follow the Steps given in the Video to Activate Visual Basic 2008 Express Edi. The registration key you entered is not valid Please enter the registration key exactly as it appears on the registration website, or copy and paste it into the Registration key field. Anything you enter will result in this message. The screen will have a "Registration key:" field where it expects you to enter a key. You must register the product now before you can continue to use it. You have not yet registered your copy of Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition. The VB 2008 express on our hosted 2008 server will occasionally lose it's "registration key" and tell you that the license has exprired.
