On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 01:14 -0700, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > Paul G. Allen wrote: > > > So far, I have not been able to get Visual Studio Standard 2005 (VS) to > > install properly, repair, or un-install (Note: I'm using W2K). > ^^^ > > BWHAHAHAHA ... <sniff> ... Oh, you're such a card. Expecting a > Microsoft product to work on anything other than the latest OS when it > was released.
I never really thought it would work, and if it does, I doubt it will work well. One reason I stopped developing on Windows was the trouble I always had with the IDE and OS. Other IDEs and C/C++ compilers I've had no trouble with, but the M$ stuff have always had issues. I've found that most people, when they tell me they've never had problems, have really only learned to ignore the problems and deal with tham as part of doing business using M$ products. > > Seriously, though ... One word: > > VMWare > > Spend the money. Not my money. It's company money, and they won't approve. It's going to be tough enough to keep my Linux box. The new computer with XP on it will be here today (even though I hate XP, I'm stuck with it.) > If you are doing serious Windows development, there is > really nothing better than being able to fire up a clean OS, take a > snapshot, do an install, try things out, revert to the snap, install > slightly differently and eventually just blow it all away and start from > scratch in a few seconds. > > You can play around with a gazillion different configurations to figure > out what's going on before you commit to actually doing stuff on your > main machines. If only more PHBs in more companies would listen to the people they hire for the jobs they hire them for. PGA -- The information contained in this e-mail message is confidential, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul G. Allen Software Engineer BSIT/SE Quake Global, Inc. 858-277-7290 x285 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
