[dba-VB] Installing VS2010 on a PC with VS2008 SP1

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon Sep 20 12:43:13 CDT 2010


 >Another thing to keep in mind is that Windows Virtual PC doesn't support the Multiprocessor 
Specification and it will not be able to boot VHD's captured from multiprocessor systems.

Does this mean multiple physical chips, or multi-core?

Pretty much the entire world is multi-core now.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 9/20/2010 1:19 PM, Bill Patten wrote:
> ?Shamil,
>
> Right after reading your email I went to a ZDNet email I subscribe to and
> they mentioned this free software to convert XP to a VHD. I haven't used it
> but the price is right and I'll download it for future use.
> It's a Windows Sysinternal program and most of them are pretty good.
>
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/photos/convert-xp-into-a-windows-7-virtual-machine-with-disk2vhd/466650
>
> HTH
>
> Bill
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Shamil Salakhetdinov"<shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:13 AM
> To: "'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'"
> <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Installing VS2010 on a PC with VS2008 SP1
>
> Hi Gustav at all --
>
> I'm getting installed a fresh Win7 with MSSQL2008 and VS2008 - and I have
> made a few Norton Ghost images of this system install on different stages.
> Is there any way to have that images converted to MS Virtual PC or VMWare
> formats or XenDesktop(http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/home.asp) or
> (please recommend better options of VMs) to maybe use that images somewhere
> in not that far(?) future on the cloud and just have "lightweight"
> note-/net-book to work with that "PC on the cloud"?
>
> Thank you.
>
> -- Shamil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
> Salakhetdinov
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 11:18 PM
> To: 'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Installing VS2010 on a PC with VS2008 SP1
>
> Hi Gustav --
>
> Windows 7 SDK if for XP, Win2003, Vista and Windows 7 - this is a set of
> additional developers' tools, libraries, sources, docs, information...
>
> And its ISO image download is very slow...
>
> OK, I will try to find SilverLight 4 SDK download.
>
> Thank you.
>
> -- Shamil
>
> <<<  snip>>>
>
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