How To Run Visual Studio 2003 on Windows Vista
Ever wanted to run Visual Studio 2003 on Windows Vista? No? Me neither but apparently at least one person has wanted since there is an article on MSDN about how to do it and the problems you should expect to run into.Just from skimming the list of problems it makes me wonder why on earth anyone would want to do this? Perhaps they enjoy self-inflicted torture? They are using Vista after-all.Yes I know, they need to support existing .Net 1.1 applications but surely there are better options!?!a) Upgrade the application.b) If upgrading is just not feasible then maintain a seperate Windows XP machine and avoid the headaches in the first place.c) Don’t want to spend a dime? Install a Virtual Machine (VMWare or Virtula PC) with XP on it on the local Vista machine and the problem goes away. You can get a brand new PC downgraded to XP in the $300 ballpark and I am sure there are still ways to get your hands on XP if you don’t already have a copy. wellness inc . Although, I can’t imagine someone upgrading from Windows 2000 to Vista. wedding rings . auto floor mats . I guess there must be some.I just thought the whole idea of the article was humerous and thought I’d share my thoughts.
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Two reasons:
1) Your dev workstation doesn’t have the resources to run an XP VM & no XP workstation separate, or
2) The hassle is not worth the time.
In my case, I found that the changes required were much less involved than trying to go through the other hoops, and it works just fine.
Also, instead of debugging, I learned to use TDD to resolve 90% of my problems in the first place.