.NET - Vista compatability - DOTNET

"Emby" <emby@blaiseXNSXsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23s%23ndGwxIHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I'm running VS 2005 SP1 on XP Pro SP2 (soon to be SP3 :-) and I'm trying
> to determine whether the software produced in this environment is "Vista
> Compatible" - will it run without problems on Vista machines?

VS 2005 will run on Vista, with the VS 2005 SP for Vista applied.
>
> I've done quite a bit of searching, and everything I've found talks about
> making VS 2005 compatible to run on Vista - that is, to develop software
> on a Vista machine using VS 2005. Nothing appears to directly answer my
> question above.

You can do it, but you must beware that an application developed to use
Vista in some cases must use the must use the Vista Manifest.

>
> I certainly *want* to move to VS 2008 soon, but is that *required* in
> order to produce Vista compatible software?

Also with running and developing solutions in VS IDE, VS 200X must be
started an ran with Run as Administrator.

Thanks Mr. Arnold,

I guess I'm pretty green - what is the "Vista Manifest" ??

"Mr. Arnold" <MR. Arnold@Arnold.com> wrote in message
news:OuOukXwxIHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> "Emby" <emby@blaiseXNSXsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23s%23ndGwxIHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I'm running VS 2005 SP1 on XP Pro SP2 (soon to be SP3 :-) and I'm trying
>> to determine whether the software produced in this environment is "Vista
>> Compatible" - will it run without problems on Vista machines?
>
> VS 2005 will run on Vista, with the VS 2005 SP for Vista applied.
>>
>> I've done quite a bit of searching, and everything I've found talks about
>> making VS 2005 compatible to run on Vista - that is, to develop software
>> on a Vista machine using VS 2005. Nothing appears to directly answer my
>> question above.
>
> You can do it, but you must beware that an application developed to use
> Vista in some cases must use the must use the Vista Manifest.
>
>>
>> I certainly *want* to move to VS 2008 soon, but is that *required* in
>> order to produce Vista compatible software?
>
> Also with running and developing solutions in VS IDE, VS 200X must be
> started an ran with Run as Administrator.
>
>

"Mr. Arnold" <MR. Arnold@Arnold.com> wrote in message
news:OuOukXwxIHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> "Emby" <emby@blaiseXNSXsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23s%23ndGwxIHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I'm running VS 2005 SP1 on XP Pro SP2 (soon to be SP3 :-) and I'm trying
>> to determine whether the software produced in this environment is "Vista
>> Compatible" - will it run without problems on Vista machines?
>
> VS 2005 will run on Vista, with the VS 2005 SP for Vista applied.

The key being to have the Vista specific patch installed to develop
properly.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

Subscribe to my blog
http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com/lists/feed.rss

or just read it:
http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com/

*************************************************
| Think outside the box!
|
*************************************************

"Emby" <emby@blaiseXNSXsoft.com> wrote in message
news:euGhKhwxIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Mr. Arnold,
>
> I guess I'm pretty green - what is the "Vista Manifest" ??

<http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/jmazner/How-To-Tell-Vistas-UAC-What-Privelege-Level-Your-App-Requires/>


You can find more information by using Goggle or Dogpile.com