Upgrading to VS 2005 compatibility with 2003

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?

Apr 27 '06 #1

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Kyle Peterson

they install and run side by side without issue
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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?

Apr 27 '06 #2

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.
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Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

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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?

Apr 28 '06 #3

Thanks to all, great information!

Apr 28 '06 #4

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