Hello:
I had installed SQL Server 2005 first. When I tried to install VS 2005, it balked about incompatible version of .Net framework 2.0.
I unistalled SQL Server 2005 completely and then installed VS 2005. Once that install was successful, I then uninstalled .Net Framework 2.0 Beta 2 via Control Panel and then installed SQL Server 2005. I was successful.
But, when I tried to launch Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2, it complained about an incompatible version of Microsoft Visual J# Redistributable package 2.0 Beta 2.
I tried to run Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 setup again to uninstall/reinstall this package but I got the same mssage that initiated this thread!
One consolation is that I don't get the error message any more when I open Visual Studio. But I wonder how clean the installation is and what I may be missing and how and when they may manifest themselves!
Regards
Venki
VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005 co-existence
SWA
to use Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Beta Side by Side. You need to have two builds that use the same version of .net. The easiest way to ensure that your components are compatible is to download Visual Studio beta and SQL Beta from the BetaPlace Downloadpage of SQL Server.
CyberJP
I downloaded the two beta from their respective product page. I don't have access to th BetaPlace Downloadpage.
venki