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    Visual Studio 2005 on Win7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mikey88, Apr 2, 2010.

  1. mikey88

    mikey88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to know if I can successfully run Visual Studio 2005 on Windows7 Ultimate with use of Virtual PC (or something like that) to run Windows XP and then Visual Studio 2005?

    I have never done this so need opinions of you guys to go ahead.

    Few points -

    • I'm unable to install Windows XP Pro for reasons unknown to me. I get a blue screen with some error stating that setup is stopped and I should check for virus, hard disk check etc. I've checked all the things, and all is well.
    • Because of timing and other constraints, I cannot get any other version of Visual Studio and cannot install service packs for it to run it under Win7.
    • I'm currently using Vista Home Premium on Dell Studio 15.

    Please advise, I really need to use Visual Studio 2005 ASAP :( :(
     
    mikey88, Apr 2, 2010
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  2. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    The service packs you need to get yourself, the autoupdate won't do it. I have VB 2003 dot net 1.1 under Win7 home and it works fine so far.......

    Edit when I had the RC I briefly had VB from VS2005 and I had to run everything as admin if I remember correctly. (this w/o a virtual xp).....

    Can you live with Express editions or do you really need the full studio?
     
    TANWare, Apr 2, 2010
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  3. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why 2005? Is it the full version? If you want to just play with VS download VS Express Edition 2008. 2010 is coming out pretty soon.
     
    The Fire Snake, Apr 2, 2010
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    Try running it in compatibility mode. Right-click the .exe or shortcut > Properties > Compatibility tab.

    But if that doesn't work... since you have Win 7 Ultimate, that offers XP Mode, so you should be able to run it under that.
     
    swarmer, Apr 2, 2010
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    I just installed the express 2005 VB and C++, the DLable SP's wouldn't work but the SP available to Windows Update worked just fine...

    It could be the DotNet version 2.0. I have to have DotNET 1.1 as all my systems at work can't have 2.0 or above. 2.0 breaks a misson critical app that they use..........
     
    TANWare, Apr 2, 2010
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    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    I use Visual Studio 2005 running on XP as a virtual machine under Win7 every day. It works just fine. I even have an instance of SQL server running in the Win7 address space and the VS2005 is able to connect to that database server for the development I do.

    The only issue you might have is that I am not sure if Win 7 home supports the virtual PC stuff. I know you can't use the "prepackaged" XP mode thing, but you might be able to install Virtual PC and then install your own XP instance.

    Gary

    Thats strange, DotNet 1.1 and 2.0 can coexist on the same machine. 2.0 should not break anything that requires 1.1.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 3, 2010
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  7. TANWare

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    Yes the programs used have to be migrated over. Some are easily recompilable others are not and require more work. They, my company, use an activex along with an application. I haven't asked the original developers the specific's but I do know the image owner was advised Dot Net 2.0 will break the application set and there is no present plan to allow dotnet 2.0 to work..........

    http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=dotnet&seqNum=497
     
    TANWare, Apr 4, 2010
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