To install Visual Studio(2008 Pro,2010 Express and 2013 Express) in the same machine
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Is it possible to install Visual Studio(2008 Pro,2010 Express and 2013 Express) in the same machine. Will there be any problem.
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Is it possible to install Visual Studio(2008 Pro,2010 Express and 2013 Express) in the same machine. Will there be any problem.
I guess it is possible. Why didn't you try?
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I guess it is possible. Why didn't you try?
I tried it...but installed VS2008 at the last. But i was unable to open the VS2008 project which was originally created in VS2008.
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I tried it...but installed VS2008 at the last. But i was unable to open the VS2008 project which was originally created in VS2008.
Define "unable to open".
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Define "unable to open".
We had a project created in VS2008. When we copied the project to this machine, the project files and all associated files had the icon appearance changed to VS2013. And when we tried to open the project solution file (Originally created in VS2008), the VS2013 opens up and didnt have any files associated with the project in the solution explorer.
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We had a project created in VS2008. When we copied the project to this machine, the project files and all associated files had the icon appearance changed to VS2013. And when we tried to open the project solution file (Originally created in VS2008), the VS2013 opens up and didnt have any files associated with the project in the solution explorer.
Did you try to first open the VS2008 IDE, and open the project from this IDE?
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Did you try to first open the VS2008 IDE, and open the project from this IDE?
Yes. I tried in Vs2008 only
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Yes. I tried in Vs2008 only
You have always been able to install Visual Studio in side by side format with earlier versions. However that said unless you targetting windows O/S prior to XP or had a mountain of difficult legacy code there would be little point. The free version of Visual Studio 2017 is much easier and going to cause you less problems than libraries written for the old windows O/S.
In vino veritas
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Yes. I tried in Vs2008 only
Strange... A few years back I had in my XP virtual machine VC++6.0, VS2008 and VS2010 installed. And I could choose any of them to build the project. And I never saw the problem similar to what you have described.
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Is it possible to install Visual Studio(2008 Pro,2010 Express and 2013 Express) in the same machine. Will there be any problem.
Yes, but; 1) I highly suggest you install them from oldest to newest. 2) Do NOT open a solution by double-clicking in explorer. Rather, open the visual studio you want to use and then open the solution from there. Also be aware that once you move a solution to a newer version, you typically cannot move back. Also note that starting with either 2013 or 2015, you can use an earlier toolset.