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We have a number of Amazon EC2 instances with Visual Studio 2010 installed on them. The license we are using has a fixed number of seats, all of which are being utilized at the moment.

I've created a new instance for an additional developer on our team (cloned from an image with VS 2010 already installed on it), but I need to use a different license key for the Visual Studio 2010 installation on his instance.

How do I change the license key for an installed copy of Visual Studio 2010?

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From iMohanG:

Method 1: Change the serial number after Visual Studio 2010 installation

  1. Go to Control Panel → Programs and Features, locate and highlight Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate/Premium/Professional installation, and click on Uninstall/Change button.

  2. Upgrade Visual Studio 2010 Product Key for Activation

  3. A Visual Studio setup maintenance screen should be shown. After clicking Next button, an option to enter a valid serial number to upgrade product license is available.

  4. Enter the upgrade key accordingly, and click on Activate button. No re-installation required.

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  • Thanks! Can you provide a link to the source site?
    – user67218
    Jun 20, 2011 at 19:11
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    The link has some questionable material that probably isn't appropriate for this forum. They are well known exploits, nothing too nefarious, but I am not totally comfortable posting here. I didn't alter any of the text, though, so you can do a string search to find the source. Did you try the process? Did it work?
    – Pigasus
    Jun 20, 2011 at 23:10

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