Installing VS 2003 after VS 2005

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Hey guys,

Is it possible to install VS 2003 on a machine that already has VS 2005
installed? I am not sure what the ramifications would be. Would VS 2003
overwrite newer components that VS 2005 installed or mess up file
associations, etc.?

Are there any other things that I need to look out for?

Any tips are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
Flack said:
Hey guys,

Is it possible to install VS 2003 on a machine that already has VS 2005
installed? I am not sure what the ramifications would be. Would VS 2003
overwrite newer components that VS 2005 installed or mess up file
associations, etc.?

Are there any other things that I need to look out for?

Any tips are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
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i've done it a couple times (2002,3 2003,5) and haven't had any problems.
not to say there aren't any but i do know that VS as well as the
corresponding .Net framework are installed to different/distinct
directories.
 
The only troubles I run into when I do this are ASP.Net related.

The command, "aspnet_regiis /i" and "aspnet-regiis /u" are enough to get
around this.

If you need Asp.Net 1.1 (and have 2.0 installed), you switch to the 2.0
framework directory and uninstall asp.net 2.0 using the command
"aspnet_regiis /u". Then switch to the 1.1 directory, and install ASP.Net
using "aspnet_regiis /i".

When you need to switch from 1.1 to 2.0, you do the same thing, but in
reverse.
 
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