I am new here. I went to MS to get and learn VB Studio 2008 Express, only to find out the 2010 beta 2 was available - In fact.. there is No Way to download VB Studio Express 2008 that I can find.. every link goes to the 2010 beta 2.

This is really bugging me.

What if the Beta 2 is buggy? What If in the middle of the project I find there is a bug in the beta 2 that keeps me from finishing the project?

What if what I want to do (because my lessons are made for VB Studio Express 2008) are not 100% compatible with the 2010 beta 2?

It is my understanding that a beta is a beta.. not a fully released version. Yet the MS Website is treating it like its already a finished product by not letting you download the "fully tested and stable" 2008 edition.

Usually Betas are offered for bug testing along with the latest full program version. Not as a replacement for the full version as Microsoft has done here.

What on Earth is Microsoft thinking?? Don't they know the difference between a beta and a full release version?

Since I cannot download the 2008 version of visual studio, I am almost afraid to try this thing because it's still in beta!

How long will it be till they come out with the full VB Studio Express 2010 Full Non beta version?