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

Hi Gustav --

<<<
As for having VS running in the cloud, I think that 
is a bit optimistic even for a "not that far future" ...
>>>
Do you mean it will be quite expensive for a long time or ... ?

One of my customers does use several hosted WinXp and Win7 environments as
well as hosted ASP.NET (SOAP) web services to run a set of related desktop
and Web Services apps I have written for them - before that they have had 8
computers in the offices working with that apps. Yes, they have good
business and they can afford hosting on Win systems, and hey don't need that
much disk space as VS needs - so their hosting plans are not that expensive
for them...

<<<
if you need to pass firewalls - the free version of 
LogMeIn to control my main workstation.
>>>
Yes, that could be an option - I have a broadband Internet connection but my
home/office network is behind firewalls...

Thank you.

-- Shamil

P.S. The following XenClinet short video looks amazing - it's so
user-friendly. Also as an advanced feature one can start MS Word from their
business VM (Win7) to run within their home VM (WinXP)

http://www.citrix.com/tv/#videos/2045 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:37 PM
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Installing VS2010 on a PC with VS2008 SP1

Hi Shamil

I have not used Ghost for years. I have read about some utils from VMware
and MS that can convert between physical and virtual machines and images but
if that includes Ghost I have no idea.

As for having VS running in the cloud, I think that is a bit optimistic even
for a "not that far future" ... 
If you have a need like that now, I would use a simple remote desktop
connection or - if you need to pass firewalls - the free version of LogMeIn
to control my main workstation.

/gustav


>>> shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru 20-09-2010 15:13 >>>
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