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  • Carol
    #1

    Visual Basic 2003 won't run - get error message

    Hi. When I try to run Visual Studio 2003 I get the message "MS development
    environment is not installed for the current user. Please run setup to
    install the application."

    Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?

    Also, can VS 2003 and VS 2005 coexist?
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    • Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
      #2
      Re: Visual Basic 2003 won't run - get error message

      "Carol" <Carol@discussi ons.microsoft.c omschrieb:
      Also, can VS 2003 and VS 2005 coexist?
      Yes.

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      M S Herfried K. Wagner
      M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
      V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>

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        • Cor Ligthert [MVP]
          #3
          Re: Visual Basic 2003 won't run - get error message

          Carol,

          Probably there is, but that willl be needed that you go into the registry,
          something I won't advice you for these things.

          For the second question is my answer the same as Herfried, this is obvious
          because most people are not working direct in VS2005 but have also to
          maintain projects in VS2003.

          Cor

          "Carol" <Carol@discussi ons.microsoft.c omschreef in bericht
          news:3426122E-AA9D-4D86-B991-EDDB87EF8B93@mi crosoft.com...
          Hi. When I try to run Visual Studio 2003 I get the message "MS
          development
          environment is not installed for the current user. Please run setup to
          install the application."
          >
          Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?
          >
          Also, can VS 2003 and VS 2005 coexist?

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            • Carol
              #4
              Re: Visual Basic 2003 won't run - get error message

              Yeah, I found an article in Microsoft's Knowledge Base that involved updating
              the registry, but it pertained to VS 2002. If solving the problem just
              involves changing one line in the Registry, I'd appreciate the solution.

              "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" wrote:
              Carol,
              >
              Probably there is, but that willl be needed that you go into the registry,
              something I won't advice you for these things.
              >
              For the second question is my answer the same as Herfried, this is obvious
              because most people are not working direct in VS2005 but have also to
              maintain projects in VS2003.
              >
              Cor
              >
              "Carol" <Carol@discussi ons.microsoft.c omschreef in bericht
              news:3426122E-AA9D-4D86-B991-EDDB87EF8B93@mi crosoft.com...
              Hi. When I try to run Visual Studio 2003 I get the message "MS
              development
              environment is not installed for the current user. Please run setup to
              install the application."

              Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?

              Also, can VS 2003 and VS 2005 coexist?
              >
              >
              >

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                • Jay B. Harlow
                  #5
                  Re: Visual Basic 2003 won't run - get error message

                  Carol,
                  Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?
                  Have you tried to Repair the VS 2003 installation.

                  Repair should be faster then doing a full reinstall.

                  As the others have pointed out you can have VS 2003 & VS 2005 both installed
                  on the same machine. In fact I have VS 6, VS 2002, VS 2003 and VS 2005 all
                  installed as my development platform.

                  --
                  Hope this helps
                  Jay B. Harlow
                  ..NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
                  T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net


                  "Carol" <Carol@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
                  news:3426122E-AA9D-4D86-B991-EDDB87EF8B93@mi crosoft.com...
                  Hi. When I try to run Visual Studio 2003 I get the message "MS
                  development
                  environment is not installed for the current user. Please run setup to
                  install the application."
                  >
                  Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?
                  >
                  Also, can VS 2003 and VS 2005 coexist?

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                    • Carol
                      #6
                      Re: Visual Basic 2003 won't run - get error message

                      I tried repairing Visual Basic 2003 and got the same result. Used the Visual
                      Basic .NET setup from the Add/Remove programs window.

                      If I have both Visual Basic 2003 and Visual Basic 2005 installed, do I have
                      to uninstall VB 2005 first?

                      There's got to be a better way . . . . .

                      "Jay B. Harlow" wrote:
                      Carol,
                      Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?
                      Have you tried to Repair the VS 2003 installation.
                      >
                      Repair should be faster then doing a full reinstall.
                      >
                      As the others have pointed out you can have VS 2003 & VS 2005 both installed
                      on the same machine. In fact I have VS 6, VS 2002, VS 2003 and VS 2005 all
                      installed as my development platform.
                      >
                      --
                      Hope this helps
                      Jay B. Harlow
                      .NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
                      T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net
                      >
                      >
                      "Carol" <Carol@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
                      news:3426122E-AA9D-4D86-B991-EDDB87EF8B93@mi crosoft.com...
                      Hi. When I try to run Visual Studio 2003 I get the message "MS
                      development
                      environment is not installed for the current user. Please run setup to
                      install the application."

                      Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?

                      Also, can VS 2003 and VS 2005 coexist?
                      >

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                        • Jay B. Harlow
                          #7
                          Re: Visual Basic 2003 won't run - get error message

                          Carol,
                          As I stated I have multiple version of VS on multiple machines; I normally
                          install from oldest to newest (VB6 first, then VS 2002, then VS 2003,
                          finally VS 2005).

                          Did you install VS 2005 first followed by VS 2003? You may need to
                          un-install them both; then install VS2003 first followed by VS2005.

                          Are you running as administrator or as a normal user?

                          What OS? Are you current on SP for the OS?


                          Otherwise about all I can suggest is to call MS PSS.

                          --
                          Hope this helps
                          Jay BE. Harlow
                          ..NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
                          T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net


                          "Carol" <Carol@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
                          news:C66EE2CA-EE70-4240-9952-B362B8361CB9@mi crosoft.com...
                          >I tried repairing Visual Basic 2003 and got the same result. Used the
                          >Visual
                          Basic .NET setup from the Add/Remove programs window.
                          >
                          If I have both Visual Basic 2003 and Visual Basic 2005 installed, do I
                          have
                          to uninstall VB 2005 first?
                          >
                          There's got to be a better way . . . . .
                          >
                          "Jay B. Harlow" wrote:
                          >
                          >Carol,
                          Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?
                          >Have you tried to Repair the VS 2003 installation.
                          >>
                          >Repair should be faster then doing a full reinstall.
                          >>
                          >As the others have pointed out you can have VS 2003 & VS 2005 both
                          >installed
                          >on the same machine. In fact I have VS 6, VS 2002, VS 2003 and VS 2005
                          >all
                          >installed as my development platform.
                          >>
                          >--
                          >Hope this helps
                          >Jay B. Harlow
                          >.NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
                          >T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net
                          >>
                          >>
                          >"Carol" <Carol@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
                          >news:3426122 E-AA9D-4D86-B991-EDDB87EF8B93@mi crosoft.com...
                          Hi. When I try to run Visual Studio 2003 I get the message "MS
                          development
                          environment is not installed for the current user. Please run setup to
                          install the application."
                          >
                          Is there any way to work around this without reinstalling VS 2003?
                          >
                          Also, can VS 2003 and VS 2005 coexist?
                          >>

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