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is it a good choice to have Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio 2019 installed on the same laptop?

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  • S Southmountain

    I am thinking if I should remove existing Visual Studio 2017 completely from my laptop, then install clean copy of new Visual Studio 2019. any experience or lessons to share?

    diligent hands rule....

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    Maximilien
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    AFAIK, both versions can live together without issues; it's been like that for a few past versions of Visual Studio If you remove VS2017 from your computer, you still can target the old compiler from VS2019 (I'm not in front of my PC now so I can't confirm)

    I'd rather be phishing!

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    • S Southmountain

      I am thinking if I should remove existing Visual Studio 2017 completely from my laptop, then install clean copy of new Visual Studio 2019. any experience or lessons to share?

      diligent hands rule....

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      Slacker007
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      nothing to worry about with side by side installations. no need to remove 2017.

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        AFAIK, both versions can live together without issues; it's been like that for a few past versions of Visual Studio If you remove VS2017 from your computer, you still can target the old compiler from VS2019 (I'm not in front of my PC now so I can't confirm)

        I'd rather be phishing!

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        Southmountain
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        thanks:rose:

        diligent hands rule....

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        • S Slacker007

          nothing to worry about with side by side installations. no need to remove 2017.

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          Southmountain
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          :thumbsup: . I will install them side by side

          diligent hands rule....

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          • S Southmountain

            I am thinking if I should remove existing Visual Studio 2017 completely from my laptop, then install clean copy of new Visual Studio 2019. any experience or lessons to share?

            diligent hands rule....

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            Nelek
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            I have both professional versions at work and they can coexist pretty well.

            M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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            • S Southmountain

              I am thinking if I should remove existing Visual Studio 2017 completely from my laptop, then install clean copy of new Visual Studio 2019. any experience or lessons to share?

              diligent hands rule....

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              Garth J Lancaster
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              as others have said, 'no problems' with both installed 'side by side', but obviously, don't upgrade a 2017 project to 2019 unless you really want to / have a backup /repo first

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              • M Maximilien

                AFAIK, both versions can live together without issues; it's been like that for a few past versions of Visual Studio If you remove VS2017 from your computer, you still can target the old compiler from VS2019 (I'm not in front of my PC now so I can't confirm)

                I'd rather be phishing!

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                honey the codewitch
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                I've actually never run into a case where you couldn't install two VS copies of different years side by side. I've been doing it since at least VS2008

                Real programmers use butterflies

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                  I've actually never run into a case where you couldn't install two VS copies of different years side by side. I've been doing it since at least VS2008

                  Real programmers use butterflies

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                  Southmountain
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                  :rose:

                  diligent hands rule....

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                    I have both professional versions at work and they can coexist pretty well.

                    M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                    Southmountain
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                    :thumbsup:

                    diligent hands rule....

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                    • G Garth J Lancaster

                      as others have said, 'no problems' with both installed 'side by side', but obviously, don't upgrade a 2017 project to 2019 unless you really want to / have a backup /repo first

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                      Southmountain
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                      :thumbsup:

                      diligent hands rule....

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                      • S Southmountain

                        I am thinking if I should remove existing Visual Studio 2017 completely from my laptop, then install clean copy of new Visual Studio 2019. any experience or lessons to share?

                        diligent hands rule....

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                        Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                        I have 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2019 installed - not on laptop, but can't see the difference, and all work well...

                        "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

                        "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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                        • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                          I have 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2019 installed - not on laptop, but can't see the difference, and all work well...

                          "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

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                          :rose:

                          diligent hands rule....

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                          • S Southmountain

                            I am thinking if I should remove existing Visual Studio 2017 completely from my laptop, then install clean copy of new Visual Studio 2019. any experience or lessons to share?

                            diligent hands rule....

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                            markrlondon
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                            Although different VS versions can coexist, I have had all sorts of weird breakages when trying to uninstall VS. Nowadays, I only run VS in a dedicated VM. It reduces my worry level.

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                              AFAIK, both versions can live together without issues; it's been like that for a few past versions of Visual Studio If you remove VS2017 from your computer, you still can target the old compiler from VS2019 (I'm not in front of my PC now so I can't confirm)

                              I'd rather be phishing!

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                              I have Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 installed on my work PC. If the Microsoft Visual Studio Version Selector is designated as the default application to open SLN and CSPROJ files, it (apparently) looks at the solution and/or project, and determines which version of VS to use. When installing VS, start from oldest to newest, e.g., in my case I install 2010 first. My group encountered odd results when installing out of order. My guess is that each version overwrites some files with versions that are backwards compatible -- installing out of publication order replaces newer versions with older ones, so the newer versions of VS can't work.

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                                I have Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 installed on my work PC. If the Microsoft Visual Studio Version Selector is designated as the default application to open SLN and CSPROJ files, it (apparently) looks at the solution and/or project, and determines which version of VS to use. When installing VS, start from oldest to newest, e.g., in my case I install 2010 first. My group encountered odd results when installing out of order. My guess is that each version overwrites some files with versions that are backwards compatible -- installing out of publication order replaces newer versions with older ones, so the newer versions of VS can't work.

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                                Dan Neely
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                                I've been side by side as far back as '03 at my previous job, I think it was 03, 08, 10, 12, and 15. Might've been 13 not 12, I know I didn't have both of them. Never had anything on 05, because 08 was out before a requirement to support legacy platforms that stopped at 03 (NT4) went away. After that point the old version of the app had a UI control that wouldn't build on newer versions of .net. Current job I've only got 19 on this PC. Previous one had 17 and 19, but I didn't have anything still on it when I got upgraded.

                                Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                                  I've been side by side as far back as '03 at my previous job, I think it was 03, 08, 10, 12, and 15. Might've been 13 not 12, I know I didn't have both of them. Never had anything on 05, because 08 was out before a requirement to support legacy platforms that stopped at 03 (NT4) went away. After that point the old version of the app had a UI control that wouldn't build on newer versions of .net. Current job I've only got 19 on this PC. Previous one had 17 and 19, but I didn't have anything still on it when I got upgraded.

                                  Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                                  BernardIE5317
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                                  Greetings and Best Wishes. May I comment on the Sarah Hoyt quote? I apologize ahead of time if you prefer I do not. Didn't the fellow some refer to as the "Buddha' spend his life gazing at the lint in his navel? Perhaps you don't hold him in as high regard I do. Kind Regards Cheerios

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                                    Greetings and Best Wishes. May I comment on the Sarah Hoyt quote? I apologize ahead of time if you prefer I do not. Didn't the fellow some refer to as the "Buddha' spend his life gazing at the lint in his navel? Perhaps you don't hold him in as high regard I do. Kind Regards Cheerios

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                                    Your comment doesn't bother me at all. But while I freely admit to not knowing much about Buddhism, I don't think what's generally implied as the typical goal/result of navel gazing in the US has anything in common with the enlightenment that Buddha sought.

                                    Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                                      Your comment doesn't bother me at all. But while I freely admit to not knowing much about Buddhism, I don't think what's generally implied as the typical goal/result of navel gazing in the US has anything in common with the enlightenment that Buddha sought.

                                      Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                                      BernardIE5317
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                                      Greetings and Kind Regards. Thank you for your answer. If you have a moment may I further please inquire as to what you believe is the typical goal/result of navel gazing in the US? Of course if you are otherwise busy authoring code please do not hesitate to cast this post aside. Best Wishes Cheerios

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                                      • S Southmountain

                                        I am thinking if I should remove existing Visual Studio 2017 completely from my laptop, then install clean copy of new Visual Studio 2019. any experience or lessons to share?

                                        diligent hands rule....

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                                        nobody158
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                                        I have 4 versions installed side by side 2013 15 17 and 19 I have some plugins that work much better in the older versions and keep them around for that. in other words it should be fine running them on the same laptop with no real issues.

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                                        • B BernardIE5317

                                          Greetings and Kind Regards. Thank you for your answer. If you have a moment may I further please inquire as to what you believe is the typical goal/result of navel gazing in the US? Of course if you are otherwise busy authoring code please do not hesitate to cast this post aside. Best Wishes Cheerios

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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          Just wasting time not doing anything, and serving no higher purpose. It's a slightly more pretentious equivalent to "staring off into space" or "vegatating".

                                          Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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