Upgrading to VS 2005 compatibility with 2003

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If I upgrade a PC from VS 2003 to VS 2005, can I run either of them or
will I only be able to use VS 2005?

I have a project that was started in VS 2003 that is about to go into
production. I am reluctant to make the switch for this project just
yet though. I would like to be able to run VS 2003 if necessay for
when I work on the old project, is this possible?
 
Yes, they can coexist. The installation folders for the product(s) and for
the .NET Framework(s) are different. In the GAC, versions of the two
frameworks coexist. VS 2005 even comes with a VS selector that chooses the
right VS IDE when you double-click a .sln file, so you can´t open a VS.NET
2003 project with VS 2005 by mistake. And unless you reconfigure on purpose,
assemblies created by VS.NET 2003 will run on .NET 1.1 even if .NET 2.0 is
present.
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Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

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