Visual Studio 2008 express on VS 2003

Question

Hi, Can I install Visual Studio 2008 express edition on top of visual studio 2003 ? Will it cause any problem for existing development environment (VS2003) ?

Answer 1

Visual Studio 2008 express edition supports side-by-side install. It shouldn't cause any problems (no warrenty implied!).

Answer 2

please, do install. no problems.

Answer 3

I once had a machine with 2003, 2005 and 2008. There are only 2 side effects:

1. Each version installs its own .Net FW - but those can exist side by side.
2. The last version to be installed registers file types to itself. Therefore, if you double-click a 2003 .sln file, it will open in 2008 and VS will try to update the project. To avoid that, open VS first, and open the solution.