I have Visual Studio 6 Professional. Can I install the upgrade version of Visual Studio 2008 Professional? I can't find this info on Microsoft's website.
"ArchibaldMartel" wrote in message news:2DAF0D8B-2CA4-4536-8B44-CD1ABD3B86ED@microsoft.com... > I have Visual Studio 6 Professional. Can I install the upgrade version > of > Visual Studio 2008 Professional? > > I can't find this info on Microsoft's website. If VS6 is not listed as a possible upgrade, then the answer is "no". It's a long time between VS6 and now. I'd be surprised if that was an upgrade scenario. -- John Saunders | MVP - Connected System Developer
ArchibaldMartel wrote: > I have Visual Studio 6 Professional. > Can I install the upgrade version of Visual Studio 2008 Professional? Short answer, no. VS'2008 is a whole new animal and, IMHO, /not/ an upgrade of its much lamented predecessor. You can, however, install both of them side-by-side and they will run perfectly happily. HTH, Phill W.
Hello ArchibaldMartel, > I have Visual Studio 6 Professional. Can I install the upgrade > version of Visual Studio 2008 Professional? > > I can't find this info on Microsoft's website. > According to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc263904.aspx ------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrade Pricing Eligibility To qualify for upgrade pricing, you must be a licensed user of one of the following products: * An earlier version of Microsoft Visual Studio * Any other developer tool (including free developer tools, such as Visual Studio Express Editions or Eclipse) Upgrade pricing eligibility does not apply for Volume Licensing programs. ------------------------------------------------------------- So the answer is yes you can legally purchase, install and use the upgrade version. Additionally it will not damage your VS6 installation and will happily run side by side with it. -- Rory
