One of my computers is not connected to the internet. Right now it has Visual Studio 2008 Express
installed which doesn't require an internet connection at all. Can I install and activate Visual Studio 2012/2013 Express
without internet connection?
Visual Studio 2012/2013 Express offline installation/activation
visual studio 2012visual-studio-2013
Best Answer
You can get offline installers for VS2013 Express easily from MS (example), but the Express versions require an Internet connection to re-activate every so often to extend the "trial" mode they run in.
The purchased versions (Std, Pro, etc.) don't.
I can't find any definitive MS sources to confirm this right now, but see this thread and this thread over on Social.MSDN where they say similar: