Upgrading to VS 2005 compatibility with 2003

27 Apr 2006 4:38 PM

BK

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?

27 Apr 2006 4:43 PM

Kyle Peterson

they install and run side by side without issue

Show quoteHide quote

"BK" <bkunn***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1146155905.281479.172620@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> 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?
>

28 Apr 2006 9:12 AM

Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]

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.

--

Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio
You can code, design and document much faster:
http://www.mztools.com

Show quoteHide quote

"BK" <bkunn***@hotmail.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:1146155905.281479.172620@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> 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?
>

28 Apr 2006 6:57 PM

BK

Thanks to all, great information!