visual studio .net setup: Hi,
I am a programming student, and work full time for a helpdesk. I am
looking for a way to take my IDE with me between work/School/Home. I
have the Visual Studios 2003.net cd's but can't install to thumb drive.
I also tried to download eval version of VB.net but wasn't given an
option of installing to Flash Drive. Is there any legal way of
installing a Visual Basic.net to thumb drive so that I can have my work

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Visual Studio, like other major Windows applications, installs parts into
the OS directory as well as into the chosen destination directory. It also
modifies the registry of the machine on which it is installed. So, no, you
cannot install it to a removable device and expect to be able to use it on
any machine you attach your device to.
You can, of course, store your solution folders on a removable device and
transport them to different machines *that have Visual Studio installed* and
work on them.

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Peter [MVP Visual Developer]
Jack of all trades, master of none.

.... or you could install the free vb express edition on the machines you
use.