"Carlos J. Quintero [MVP]" wrote:

>
> So, what MS page are you referring to?

>I have a fully patched XP Pro system (SP2 and later) and would like to
> install VS.Net 2003.
>
> The VS.Net installation pointed to a MS page that stated that I must not
> install SP2 before VS.Net. It is not possible to uninstall SP2 and a
> restore
> to prior SP2 is not possible.
>
> So how do I get VS.Net 2003 onto my system?

> I have installed VS.NET 2003 after Windows XP SP2 at least a couple of
times
> without problems.
>
> The right order is:
>
> - Windows XP
> - Add IIS from Windows Components (IIS is not installed by default)
> - SP2
> - VS.NET 2003
>
> So, what MS page are you referring to?
>
> --
>
> Carlos J. Quintero
>
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>
> "Jonas" <Jonas@discussions.microsoft.com> escribi?en el mensaje
> news:010DBF0E-76BA-4449-ACD2-4D2E5642ED13@microsoft.com...
> >I have a fully patched XP Pro system (SP2 and later) and would like to
> > install VS.Net 2003.
> >
> > The VS.Net installation pointed to a MS page that stated that I must not
> > install SP2 before VS.Net. It is not possible to uninstall SP2 and a
> > restore
> > to prior SP2 is not possible.
> >
> > So how do I get VS.Net 2003 onto my system?
>
>

>
> Thanks for the answer, see also below. /jonas
>
> "Carlos J. Quintero [MVP]" wrote:
>
>>
>> So, what MS page are you referring to?
>
> CD said go to ....
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/security
>
> which states:
>
> " Windows XP
> Download and save the critical updates and Service Pack 2 available from
> the Windows XP Downloads page.
> Caution: Do not install the updates or Service Pack 2 now. Visual Studio
> .NET setup will indicate when to manually install these updates.
> Close this browser window, return to the Visual Studio .NET setup
> process,
> and then proceed to the next step. "
>
> Since I already have SP2 on the machine I cannot follow the instruction :(
>
>