Visual Studio SP upgrade

> Once you install SP1, it may still hiccup a bit, but it settled down for me.
> No issues now.
>
> Except its very bloated and slow.
>
> steve
>
> "PG" <PG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > Just rcvd new hp core duo with vista ultimate. Installed (tried to) VS2005
> > dev. Install immediately complained about not compatible. So, I clicked on
> > MS
> > link -- nothing shows up and then it asked "was that helpful". NO!
> >
> > Completed the install by just clicking run. Now when i start VS it still
> > complains. So i downloaded latest sp from their site. Went to apply the
> > fix.
> > I get a pop up that says i have not installed the VS software.
> >
> > Besides all the install scripts that bombed in other places, is there
> > anyone
> > out there experiencing issues with VS2005/sp/and vista ultimate
> >
> > got to go by an "easy transfer cable" and i hope and pray that "easy"
> > means
> > what it says.....

>
>

> the problem is -- sp will NOT install..it pops up saying that i have never
> installed VS but it was VS that in the first place notified me that there
> was
> and issue...
>
> thank goodness i have my old machine and bought a new one for the vista
> world. its kind of surprising the number of issues. there were script
> errors
> in the install process when it got to networking. there are other issues
> that
> pop up. i am an ms fan but man this time i really wonder.
>
> give you another one -- if you get student version of Office you can't
> send
> email from word. really frustrating for my students who made the jump.
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>

>> Once you install SP1, it may still hiccup a bit, but it settled down for
>> me.
>> No issues now.
>>
>> Except its very bloated and slow.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "PG" <PG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C5F004B1-06CA-4ED2-BF47-EEF952486E92@microsoft.com...

>> > Just rcvd new hp core duo with vista ultimate. Installed (tried to)
>> > VS2005
>> > dev. Install immediately complained about not compatible. So, I clicked
>> > on
>> > MS
>> > link -- nothing shows up and then it asked "was that helpful". NO!
>> >
>> > Completed the install by just clicking run. Now when i start VS it
>> > still
>> > complains. So i downloaded latest sp from their site. Went to apply the
>> > fix.
>> > I get a pop up that says i have not installed the VS software.
>> >
>> > Besides all the install scripts that bombed in other places, is there
>> > anyone
>> > out there experiencing issues with VS2005/sp/and vista ultimate
>> >
>> > got to go by an "easy transfer cable" and i hope and pray that "easy"
>> > means
>> > what it says.....

>>
>>

> Just rcvd new hp core duo with vista ultimate. Installed (tried to) VS2005
> dev. Install immediately complained about not compatible. So, I clicked on
> MS
> link -- nothing shows up and then it asked "was that helpful". NO!
>
> Completed the install by just clicking run. Now when i start VS it still
> complains. So i downloaded latest sp from their site. Went to apply the
> fix.
> I get a pop up that says i have not installed the VS software.
>
> Besides all the install scripts that bombed in other places, is there
> anyone
> out there experiencing issues with VS2005/sp/and vista ultimate
>
> got to go by an "easy transfer cable" and i hope and pray that "easy"
> means
> what it says.....

> If you do serious development work, why would you even take a chance with
> VS 2005 and Vista? There are lots of problems and running VS is too much
> of a crapshoot. If you have anomolies, it will be almost impossible to
> diagnose with Vista.
>
> I develop with VS 2005 and removed Vista from my PC. I'll stay with XP
> until Vista SP1 comes out and the next SP for VS 2005.
>
>
> "PG" <PG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5F004B1-06CA-4ED2-BF47-EEF952486E92@microsoft.com...

>> Just rcvd new hp core duo with vista ultimate. Installed (tried to)
>> VS2005
>> dev. Install immediately complained about not compatible. So, I clicked
>> on MS
>> link -- nothing shows up and then it asked "was that helpful". NO!
>>
>> Completed the install by just clicking run. Now when i start VS it still
>> complains. So i downloaded latest sp from their site. Went to apply the
>> fix.
>> I get a pop up that says i have not installed the VS software.
>>
>> Besides all the install scripts that bombed in other places, is there
>> anyone
>> out there experiencing issues with VS2005/sp/and vista ultimate
>>
>> got to go by an "easy transfer cable" and i hope and pray that "easy"
>> means
>> what it says.....

>
>