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[Ecrofirt]

On my PC, I've currently got Visual Studio .NET 2002.

I just recieved my free copy of 2003 in the mail today, but it's a slightly different package with less features. Should I uninstall 2002 first, or can I update over it without problem?

Also, I've got a few SDKs for things that work with .NET. Should I uninstall them before I upgrade, or won't there be a problem?

 

[alejob]

How did you get a free copy of VS.NET?

Is it a student version?

 

[Ecrofirt]

Academic, but the discs say Pro. I just bumped a thread about it.

 

[Ecrofirt]

quick bump for the night crowd and maybe a definite answer.

 

[maharg]

You can have them both installed simultaneously, it won't hurt anything. Though supposedly MS is recommending you remove 2k2 before installing 2k5 beta (or when it comes out).

 

[Ecrofirt]

I'd rather not have both installed. That's just silly.

 

[maharg]

Well it's either that or uninstall it. There's no other choice. It doesn't replace 2k2, it installs seperately. So I guess the answer is, yes, it installs cleanly, but it won't replace it.

So if for some reason you don't want both (and actually I wouldn't be so quick to say you don't -- if you code in C++, there's a good chance your code won't compile off the bat with 2k3), you will have to uninstall the older version.