VStudio 2003 and 2005 on the same workstation?

27 Jul 2006 3:04 PM

John Kotuby

Hello all,

I have VStudio 2005 currently installed on my workstation. However, I am
collaborating on a project with an outside consultant who is using VS 2003.
Every so often he sends me new or updated modules to add to the project and
I will send him my updates so that we stay in synch.

I tried loading the project (solution) into VS 2005 and it warned that
changes would be made that would result in incomptibility with VS 2003.

So, can I install VS 2003 on the same development workstation side-by-side
with VS 2005 and have them both be operable?

Thanks for your input.

27 Jul 2006 3:01 PM

Alex Clark

> So, can I install VS 2003 on the same development workstation side-by-side
> with VS 2005 and have them both be operable?

Yep, shouldn't have a problem with it - this is the same set up I have on my
home and office machines.

Regards,
Alex

27 Jul 2006 3:25 PM

John Kotuby

Thanks Alex....
When I was doing some searching on this topic, there seemed to be some
disagreement, but now that I look again, the problem seemed to be confined
to the Beta versions of 2005.
Have a good day...

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"Alex Clark" <honeycomb@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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>> So, can I install VS 2003 on the same development workstation
>> side-by-side with VS 2005 and have them both be operable?
>
> Yep, shouldn't have a problem with it - this is the same set up I have on
> my home and office machines.
>
> Regards,
> Alex
>
>

27 Jul 2006 3:26 PM

Phill W.

John Kotuby wrote:

> I have VStudio 2005 currently installed on my workstation. However, I am
> I am collaborating on a project with an outside consultant who is using
> VS 2003. Every so often he sends me new or updated modules to add to the
> project and I will send him my updates so that we stay in synch.
>
> I tried loading the project (solution) into VS 2005 and it warned that
> changes would be made that would result in incomptibility with VS 2003.
>
> So, can I install VS 2003 on the same development workstation side-by-side
> with VS 2005 and have them both be operable?

Provided you intend to keep VS'2003 Solutions in VS'2003 and VS'2005
Solutions in VS'2005 then yes. That works.

Trying to use VS'2003 (or, indeed, VS'2005) Solutions in /both/ VS'2003
and '2005 - No.
If you have to go down this road, then you /might/ get away with sharing
the Source files between separate Solution and Project files for each
version of Studio, but that's as close as you'll get.

Regards,
Phill W.

27 Jul 2006 5:10 PM

John Kotuby

Phil,
Thanks for the clarification.
I will be keeping the VS 2003 solutions separate from those being developed
in VS 2005, until such time as the developers we collaborate with have
upgraded their code to VS 2005.

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"Phill W." <p-.-a-.-w-a-r-d@o-p-e-n-.-a-c-.-u-k> wrote in message
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> John Kotuby wrote:
>
>> I have VStudio 2005 currently installed on my workstation. However, I am
>> I am collaborating on a project with an outside consultant who is using
>> VS 2003. Every so often he sends me new or updated modules to add to the
>> project and I will send him my updates so that we stay in synch.
>>
>> I tried loading the project (solution) into VS 2005 and it warned that
>> changes would be made that would result in incomptibility with VS 2003.
>>
>> So, can I install VS 2003 on the same development workstation
>> side-by-side with VS 2005 and have them both be operable?
>
> Provided you intend to keep VS'2003 Solutions in VS'2003 and VS'2005
> Solutions in VS'2005 then yes. That works.
>
> Trying to use VS'2003 (or, indeed, VS'2005) Solutions in /both/ VS'2003
> and '2005 - No.
> If you have to go down this road, then you /might/ get away with sharing
> the Source files between separate Solution and Project files for each
> version of Studio, but that's as close as you'll get.
>
> Regards,
> Phill W.