http://blogs.msdn.com/amit_chopra/archive/2008/01/08/looking-for-an-easy-way-to-try-vs-2008.aspxWhile we do have trial editions available for download , but if you don't want the hassle of installing this on your main machine, I noticed that there are VPC Images with Visual Studio 2008 [Trial] pre-installed also available for download. More detailsen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)