Visual Studio SP upgrade

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Just rcvd new hp core duo with vista ultimate. Installed (tried to) VS2005
dev. Install immediately complained about not compatible. So, I clicked on MS
link -- nothing shows up and then it asked "was that helpful". NO!

Completed the install by just clicking run. Now when i start VS it still
complains. So i downloaded latest sp from their site. Went to apply the fix.
I get a pop up that says i have not installed the VS software.

Besides all the install scripts that bombed in other places, is there anyone
out there experiencing issues with VS2005/sp/and vista ultimate

got to go by an "easy transfer cable" and i hope and pray that "easy" means
what it says.....
 
Once you install SP1, it may still hiccup a bit, but it settled down for me.
No issues now.

Except its very bloated and slow.

steve
 
If you do serious development work, why would you even take a chance with VS
2005 and Vista? There are lots of problems and running VS is too much of a
crapshoot. If you have anomolies, it will be almost impossible to diagnose
with Vista.

I develop with VS 2005 and removed Vista from my PC. I'll stay with XP
until Vista SP1 comes out and the next SP for VS 2005.
 
the problem is -- sp will NOT install..it pops up saying that i have never
installed VS but it was VS that in the first place notified me that there was
and issue...

thank goodness i have my old machine and bought a new one for the vista
world. its kind of surprising the number of issues. there were script errors
in the install process when it got to networking. there are other issues that
pop up. i am an ms fan but man this time i really wonder.

give you another one -- if you get student version of Office you can't send
email from word. really frustrating for my students who made the jump.
 
Well, I don't have those issues. If you had installation problems, then you
should uninstall and reinstall, especially if the service pack won't
install. Make sure you do the install with antivirus disabled.

Your students should be able to send via Windows Mail. The student version
of Office 2007 doesn't include Outlook as I understand it.

steve
 
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