Windows 7 visual studio 2005 compatibility

Question

I'm now working on RC windows7 and installed visualstudio2008-Professional edition. But I need to work with Java programs and so I needed to work with visualstudio2005. I installed visual studio 2005 -sp1 (vs80sp1-KB926747) but I have the following problem:

"The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing, or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the program. Verify that the program to be upgraded exists on your computer and that you have the correct upgrade patch."

I previously had the same problem when I installed the VsSDKFebruary2007.

Answer 1

It looks like you're trying to install SP1 (the patch) without having first installed Visual Studio 2005 (the application). The SP1 install is only for patching an existing installation.

Answer 2

BBlake is right look at: http://superuser.com/questions/34190/visual-studio-2005-sp1-refuses-to-install-in-windows-7