The right way from VS2005 to VS2008?

[Rainer Queck]

Hello NG,

I now have the ISO image of VS2008 on my (external drive)
Now I am thinking of the right way to go from VS2005 to VS2008.

Currently I have VS2005 prof german installed.
For a parallel installation I don't have enough room on my system.
Also at the moment only the english version of VS2008 is available and later
on I want to switch over to the german version as soon that is available.

What would be the best way to handle my needs?
A) make room on the harddrive for a parallel installation?
B) Uninstall VS2005 (what and in wich order do I have to uninstall?) ?
C) Wait till the german version is available and then B ?
D) ???

Any hints, suggestions and links to this subject are very welcome!

Regards
Rainer Queck

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

I now have the ISO image of VS2008 on my (external drive)
Now I am thinking of the right way to go from VS2005 to VS2008.

Currently I have VS2005 prof german installed.
For a parallel installation I don't have enough room on my system.
Also at the moment only the english version of VS2008 is available and later
on I want to switch over to the german version as soon that is available.

What would be the best way to handle my needs?
A) make room on the harddrive for a parallel installation?
B) Uninstall VS2005 (what and in wich order do I have to uninstall?) ?
C) Wait till the german version is available and then B ?
D) ???

Any hints, suggestions and links to this subject are very welcome!

I'd take option C - there's little point in going through a reasonable
long installation, then having to uninstall everything and install
again.

Jon

 

[Rainer Queck]

Hi Jon,

thanks for your comment which leaves me with two more questions:

Option C includes option B.
Is there a HowTo for switching to VS2008 by uninstalling VS2005 available
some where?
When (approximately) will VS2008 german be available?

Regards
Rainer

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

thanks for your comment which leaves me with two more questions:

Option C includes option B.
Is there a HowTo for switching to VS2008 by uninstalling VS2005 available
some where?

Well, not so much the VS2008 side - that's irrelevant really - but it
sounds like you just need an "uninstalling VS2005" guide. I'm afraid I
don't know of one, but hopefully Google will help...

When (approximately) will VS2008 german be available?

I think I heard talk of January, but I'm not sure.

Jon

 

[Rainer Queck]

thanks.

Regards
Rainer

 

[Chris Dunaway]

Hello NG,

I now have the ISO image of VS2008 on my (external drive)
Now I am thinking of the right way to go from VS2005 to VS2008.

Currently I have VS2005 prof german installed.
For a parallel installation I don't have enough room on my system.
Also at the moment only the english version of VS2008 is available and later
on I want to switch over to the german version as soon that is available.

What would be the best way to handle my needs?
A) make room on the harddrive for a parallel installation?
B) Uninstall VS2005 (what and in wich order do I have to uninstall?) ?
C) Wait till the german version is available and then B ?
D) ???

Any hints, suggestions and links to this subject are very welcome!

Regards
Rainer Queck

Since you have an external drive, have you considered using Virtual PC
and installing VS2008 on that? That way, you can begin using it
without having to uninstall your 2005 installation. Plus, you
wouldn't have to wait for the german version to begin using it.

Just a thought.

Chris

 

[Rainer Queck]

Hi Chris,

Since you have an external drive, have you considered using Virtual PC
and installing VS2008 on that? That way, you can begin using it
without having to uninstall your 2005 installation. Plus, you
wouldn't have to wait for the german version to begin using it.

Just a thought.

In general a good thought ;-)
I actually have a VM runing with VS2008.
But... for the project I am currently working on the VM is too slow :-(

Regards
Rainer

 

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

Hi Chris,

In general a good thought ;-)
I actually have a VM runing with VS2008.
But... for the project I am currently working on the VM is too slow :-(

Likely the VM isn't the issue.

If you haven't enough space for VS2008 and VM is too slow then I'd guess
your computer is quite old and you would need a new computer before you'd be
happy with performance, even without a VM.

 

[Nathaniel L. Walker]

Likely the VM isn't the issue.

If you haven't enough space for VS2008 and VM is too slow then I'd guess
your computer is quite old and you would need a new computer before you'd
be happy with performance, even without a VM.

Maybe he has to run something other than dev tools and is on an x86 system
limited to 2GB of RAM. Some of those systems are still being sold and I
would hardly qualify them as slow or old. Not the latest fad maybe, but not
he slow or old.

 

[Rainer Queck]

Hi Nathaniel, hi Ben,

Likely the VM isn't the issue.

In this case it is.

If you haven't enough space for VS2008 and VM is too slow then I'd guess
your computer is quite old and you would need a new computer before you'd
be happy with performance, even without a VM.

FYI, the reason why is, the project controls a test bench. Since I don't
have the test bench in my office, I am running a testbench simulation which
has "near realtime" requirements.
The VM on my office PC (Athlon 64 X2 4000+; 2Gb Ram) is just too slow for
this ;-)
Runing outside the VM things are acceptable.

Regards
Rainer