Visual Studio\TFS 2010 Is Pre-Pidded Installation – How To Separate Product Key From Setup

Visual Studio\TFS 2010 Is Pre-Pidded Installation – How To Separate Product Key From Setup

If you download the Visual Studio\TFS 2010 installation from MSDN you will notice that all Setup’s are Pre-Pidded, this means you don’t need to enter Product Key manually after or before you can complete the installation.

This good for some people and not good for me, As part of a customer service I need to have the installations ready (Always some customers forget to download before I come). – Of course customer most have a unique Product Key for his company.

How To Separate Product Key From Setup

1. Extract ISO file (Visual Studio \ TFS) to a folder on your computer.
2. For Team Foundation Server Installation
   1. If you need 64bit installation enter “TFS-x64” Folder, for 32bit “TFS-x86”
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3. For Visual Studio Installation
   1. Enter “Setup” Folder.
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4. Find “setup.sdb” and open it for Edit
5. Find “[Product Key]” and remove the value (marked with black).
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6. Save “setup.sdb”  and Run Visual Studio \ TFS Setup – In the end of the setup you will need to enter the Product Key.

Enjoy.