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Questions tagged [visual-studio-2005]

Version (8.0) of Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE), released in November 2005 and superseded by Visual Studio 2008 in November 2007.

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How do I bypass Visual Studio 2005 SP1 failing to install on Windows 7?

I'm trying to install Visual Studio 2005 in Windows 7. When attempting to start, Windows 7 complains that Visual Studio 2005 is incompatible with Windows 7 and offers me to search online for a solution. It comes up with a link to Visual Studio 2005…
JesperE
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Run Visual Studio command line tools in Windows Powershell

In cmd.exe, I would simply run %VS80COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat to set up the environment for running the Visual Studio command line tools (i.e. cl, link, mt, etc.). I wonder how I can set up the environment for running these tools in the Powershell.…
Uwe Honekamp
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Why is building a solution slower on a Core i7 than on a Core i3 processor?

Background: We have a C# solution with 49 projects and it uses VS2005 SP1 (didn't upgrade to higher version due to old version of Syncfusion 4.x lib). The project uses Ant with ISharpCode zip library for packing components and much of the build time…
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP4 wasn't installed

I lost track of my account when my question was moved to superuser. I wasn't able to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP4 through automatic update so I downloaded the update from here and tried manual install, which was also failed…
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Visual C++ redistributables

For using Visual C++ redistributables do I need Microsoft Visual Studio License is mandatory ? Because of various kind of applications are installing various type Visual C++ redistributables for their proper execution. In this circumstance do I…
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Installing Windows Mobile SDK without Visual Studio

Is it possible to install the Windows Mobile SDK without having Visual Studio? I am using SharpDevelop to write a Windows Mobile application, but I need to use an assembly in the Windows Mobile 6.0 SDK. When I try to install the SDK I get a…
Tester101
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Auto back-up VS2005 workspace

All too often VS2005 will crash when compiling and I'll have to re-open it. That's all well and good, a minor inconvenience really. But the annoying part is that it remembers the opened files from the last time I manually closed VS2005 and not the…
Status3543
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Is there any way to run remote debugger on Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition?

I've searched the web for answers, but the only thing I can come up with is that I need the Pro or Team edition to be able to run remote debugger. Is that true? Is there a way around it or another way to do remote debugging?
wahle509
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MS Visual Studio 2005 - DOS window filling screen

Whenever I save code while using Visual Studio 2005, an command prompt window fills the screen (very) briefly several times. I suspect it is something to do with IntelliSense. This has happened for several months now, and I don't know what initially…
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Visual Studio 2005 Open Project Dialog Slow as Molasses

Whenever I try to open a project in Visual Studio 2005 (Windows XP), my open project dialog become slow as molasses - navigating down one level of folders typically takes almost 60 seconds. Finding the project and opening it can take up 4-5 minutes,…
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Windows Forms Development template missing?

Why do I not see any languages (C#, C++ etc) or the Windows Forms Development template(s) after completing the VS 2005 Professional or Express version(s) installation?
Rodger Wade
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Visual Studio 2005 to send notification on build completion

OS: Windows 7 Visual Studio 2005 SP1 + Visual Assist X 1830 Looks like there's no way to do this for VS2005. I know in Windows control panel > Sound settings, we can set VS2008/2010 Build Finishes/Success/Error sounds. However, I was wondering if we…
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Is it still possible to download Visual C# Express 2005?

I have Visual C# Express installed on my PC (for XNA development back when that was required) and I can't uninstall it (it can't find one of the .msi files). I'd like to reinstall it so I can then remove it but I can't find the installer. Any idea…
Dana Robinson
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How to eliminate the Rate and Feedback bar at the top of help pages in Visual Studio 2005 and 2008

Using MS Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 help viewer (MS Document Explorer), on virtually every help page I get a "Send/Add Content.../Rate and Feedback" bar at the top of the page. The problem is that this bar is overlayed on the page itself by the…
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Difference between Visual Studio 2005 professional edition and visual studio 2005 express edition

What are the differences between Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition and Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition? Which is the best for Windows 7? Can we compile applications built in Professional Edition on Express Edition?
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