Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 Refresh vs Visual Studio 2005 CTP vs Visual C++ 2005 Express Beta1

[Peter Nimmo]

Which of these is the best one to download, and do they all contain/are
compatible with the latest version of the VC Compiler?

I wanted to try the Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 Refresh with Team System,
because I am eager to look at SourceSafe's replacement.

The only trouble is I do not have access to a DVD writer, and there doesnt
seem to be a CD replacement. Or could the DVD image be extracted an then
installed from hard disk?

Many thanks

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Which of these is the best one to download, and do they all
contain/are compatible with the latest version of the VC Compiler?

That depends on what you want to test. If you want to try out VSTS, Beta1
refresh is the only game in town at the moment. IIRC, a CTP for VSTS is
expected "soon", and beta 2 should be rolling out in the next couple months,
so another option is to simply wait.

I wanted to try the Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 Refresh with Team
System, because I am eager to look at SourceSafe's replacement.

The only trouble is I do not have access to a DVD writer, and there
doesnt seem to be a CD replacement. Or could the DVD image be
extracted an then installed from hard disk?

The DVD image can be extracted and installed from HD. Be warned: setting up
a VSTS system requires 3 machines (or at least 3 virtual machines) - one for
the database, one for the Team Foundation Server and one for Visual Studio.
This is due to slightly different CLR versions required for each later in
the Beta 1 refresh.

-cd