Multiple versions of Visual Studio Installation

Question

Can one system run multiple versions of visual studio on a single machine? AS I Have 2010 now and want to install 2012 on a same machine so could it cause any serious dormant error(s) while opening or developing projects in different versions? And what are they if any?

Answer 1

you are absolutely free to go with multiple version of visual studio.

All the versions of Visual studio can co-exist in an system without affecting each other.

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It all Happenz Sendil

Answer 2

Hi Shahid Sultan,

Thanks for your post.

It is by design that VS2012 and VS2010 can co-exist.

For VS2012 and VS2010 project issue, you can refer to the following blog:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/03/28/round-tripping-with-visual-studio-11.aspx

and also this thread:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14713761/vs-2012-compatibility-with-2010#

Regards,

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Answer 3

Thanks a bunch Sendil.....

Answer 4

I got your point sir... Thanks alot....