Don't understand updates/service packs -- visual studio .net setup

Tony Girgenti
1/25/2007 11:10:40 AM

Hello.

I have VS2005 Pro installed on Win XP Pro, SP2.

When i select Help/Check for Updates, it goes to the Microsoft Update page
and says there are no updates to install. Yet, when i look at the VS2005
SP1 page and select this link:
a.. Visual Studio 2005 SP1 (includes SP1 updates for Standard, Professional,
and Team Editions of Visual Studio 2005)

It takes me to a download page that says:

Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team Suite Service Pack 1

It's a 431meg file and does not look like it applies to me.

I'm totally confised about this.

Should i install this service pack?

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks,
Tony

pvdg42
1/26/2007 6:55:50 AM

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I don't believe SP1 was offered through MS Update, probably because of the
download size and installation time. The download you found *is* for VS 2005
Standard and Professional Editions as well as Team System.
Do you want/need it? Depends.
Read about issues fixed and what's new:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/88fx1xy0(VS.80).aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=BB4A75AB-E2D4-4C96-B39D-37BAF6B5B1DC&displaylang=en#QuickInfoContainer

visual studio .net setup : Don't understand updates/service packs