Dr L, you're completely right. Here is the proof of the unexpected dependency during SSMS2012 setup:
[image: Inline images 1] Easily overlooked during an install, but at least it explains what happened. It's still running but I can see it's made Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0 with Common7, IDE and Packages folders. Greg K On 3 November 2013 16:27, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a new Win7 VM with VS2013 freshly installed, so I'll install SSMS > 2012 and see what happens, see if (or how much) footprint of VS2010 comes > along with it -- Greg > > > On 3 November 2013 15:20, GregAtGregLowDotCom <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Same logic applies to SSMS2008 and SSMS2008R2 and their dependency on the >> VS2008 shell. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Greg >> >> >> >> Dr Greg Low >> >> >> >> 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 >> fax >> >> SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *GregAtGregLowDotCom >> *Sent:* Sunday, 3 November 2013 3:19 PM >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* RE: SQL Server Management Studio dependencies >> >> >> >> You can’t have SSMS2012 without some aspects of VS2010 as SSMS2012 lives >> within the VS2010 shell. That’s like trying to run a VS2010 add-in without >> VS2010. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Greg >> >> >> >> Dr Greg Low >> >> >> >> 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 >> fax >> >> SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [ >> mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On >> Behalf Of *Greg Keogh >> *Sent:* Sunday, 3 November 2013 1:28 PM >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* Re: SQL Server Management Studio dependencies >> >> >> >> So running repair on SSMS 2012 would have just put back the components of >> the VS2010 shell. >> >> >> >> Oh drats! That's the reverse of what I'm trying to do. I've got to figure >> out how to utterly remove VS2010 (if it's possible). >> >> >> >> When I finish today's hobby coding I'll run a global search through the >> registry to try and get clues about which products have their lives >> entwined with VS2010, then see if it's safe to attempt to untangle them. >> >> >> >> Greg K >> > >
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