"Larry Hodges" <2larry2@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote in message
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> OS: XP Media Center Edition SP2, version 5.1.2600
> System: Core 2 Duo 5500, 2gb RAM
>
> I installed Office 2007 Pro Trial. Not the Beta, but the release version.
> But I can't install VS2005. Setup informs me that I don't meet the
> minumum requirements. It says the minimum required prerequisites is
> Office 2003 SP1.
>
> I've searched MSDN. Also Google. Anybody have a solution? Is it that I
> have the trial version of Office 2007 Pro installed?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -Larry

"Larry Hodges" <2larry2@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote in message
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>
> Oops...sorry guys. I thought I was posting in vstools.office. Please
> forgive the OT post. I'll post there instead.
>
> -Larry
>

"pvdg42" wrote:

>
> "Larry Hodges" <2larry2@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote in message
> news:naadnZnkn531vgLYnZ2dnUVZ_qSrnZ2d@comcast.com...
> >
> > Oops...sorry guys. I thought I was posting in vstools.office. Please
> > forgive the OT post. I'll post there instead.
> >
> > -Larry
> >
> Actually, you're not at all off topic, as your issue is with VS 2005.
> Unfortunately, I don't have a suggested solution, but I can tell you that I
> have installed Office 2007 (not the trial)and then VS 2005 here without
> incident on a machine running Vista Ultimate.
> What version of Windows are you running? You might also want to inquire in a
> group dedicated in that OS.
>
>