Will installing Visual Studio 2010 next to VS2008 cause problems?

Question

What problems can arise?

Is it better to install in a VM?

Answer 1

It is always possible that problems with parallel installation exist, and you should have the appropriate precautions (for example, backing up, using a virtual machine, etc.).

In my personal experience, it worked perfectly. For my Tech Ed presentation, I rebuilt my laptop with Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010, all installed side-by-side in Windows 7 x64. I had no problems.

Answer 2

The VS team has collected this issue here . From the post:

"Q: Is it safe to install VS 2010 Beta1 on my computer?

A: Yes! We tested the script side by side, so installing the beta on a computer with VS 2008 installed is great. The beta version also supports uninstallation and after that should leave VS 2008 and your machine operational. You can install VS 2010 Beta1 on VPC if you want, although you will notice slower performance than when running VS on your local computer. And please remember that, however, you are installing this software with a preliminary release. The VS 2010 Beta1 readme describes the main known issues, but it is not guaranteed to be an exhaustive list. "

Answer 3

On my machine, I installed:

• Visual studio 2003
• Visual studio 2005
• Visual studio 2008
• Visual studio 2010

and it works like a charm

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Answer 4

This is unlikely to cause problems, since VS 2010 is primarily intended for development using the .NET 4.0 platform (although multi-targeting is implemented, as in VS 2008, only better).

I (and I'm not working with anyone) have ever had a problem with VS 2005 and VS 2008 installed side by side. In fact, it was highly recommended, since we had old projects that were built in VS 2005, and although the upgrade to VS 2008 was minor (if you stayed with the .NET 2.0 platform for projects), it would be safer not to risk it.

If you are really worried about conflicts or potential issues using beta software, this may not be for you. If you want to try and still have reservations, I suggest you use a separate virtual machine with VS 2010 on it.

I myself will install it next to VS 2008 on Vista (after backing up my virtual machine), so if there are any problems, I will edit this message and let them know.

Answer 5

I have Visual Studio 2008 Professional SP1 and Visual Studio 2010 Team Suite installed in my Windows 7 window. So far I have not had any problems.

So it's not like that? I have no idea.

Answer 6

I do not expect any problems with the RTM VS2010 installed next to any of the previous versions.

But this is a beta version. Installing on your computer means that you are asking your drive to be reformatted (metaphorically). Make sure you are ready to reformat the drive on which you are installing it.

For me, this means that I run it in a virtual machine.

However, there are good chances that I will install RC when it sends, but I'm just trying to find errors so that others do not need.

Answer 7

You can install them side by side, and Microsoft supports it. For more information, visit the Microsoft website where it is located, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms246609.aspx .

However, you can determine why you need it. Visual Studio 2010 supports multi-targeting, as in previous versions of Visual Studio, but in 2010 it moved a lot further. You can easily upgrade your project to 2010 using project import and then target any version of .NET you need. The only thing to note here is that after upgrading to 2010, you will no longer be able to open the project in 2008, and the reverse transformation is not an easy process.

Answer 8

Why install VS2008 and VS2010 in the same field without problems. Removing may cause some hiccups, but they are directly related to VS2010, which are new and should not affect 2008.

Answer 9

I would do it in a virtual machine to be safe, and therefore I did not need to delete it when the final version comes out. Also in VM, I can return to a clean OS and install the RC version. This is safer and you have more features in the virtual machine, and I don’t even notice a slight performance penalty. Someone will try this on their system and let us know.

Answer 10

I would suggest installing it on a virtual machine if it is your working machine, but other than that I usually install beta products on my home machine, as I have backups, and don't mind reinstalling, since my home computer looks like my sandbox

Answer 11

This is an old question, but just in case someone needs an answer:

VS 2010 no longer supports the .Net compact framework, so you are stuck with WinPhone only. Basically, you should use VS 2008 for your Windows Mobile 6.5 projects. For me, this is just another reason to install 2008 and 2010 side by side.

Answer 12

I have a profession from 2003, 2005 and 2008, and they all worked perfectly on the same computer. I even installed the 2010 beta, and it worked for a while during the uninstall process because it did not display crystal reports. Only in the last month I bought pro ver 2010, and it blew my 2008 to shreds. I could no longer load the databases, the system would stop or stop. Therefore, I download it (2010) to another computer. They seemed to merge, and we had settings from each other.

Answer 13

Will this cause problems?

Short answer: Yes.

Longer answer: No, but it is quite possible. If you are working on something vaguely important, VM'ify is the installation for now.

Answer 14

This caused problems for me. I had to remove Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate from my Windows 7 machine because VS 2008 continues to freeze regardless of whether I have VS 2010.

Answer 15

If you use Crystal Reports, you will have problems running Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 on the same computer.

Answer 16

I could not install VS 2008 Prof after installing VS 2010 Ultimate. Guess that you need to switch from the smallest to the largest version for everything to work.