Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista Release Notes

The Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista addresses areas of Visual Studio impacted by Windows Vista enhancements. This document lists known issues with the installation of Visual Studio Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista and with its features. For more information regarding the update, see Visual Studio on Windows Vista.

In this document:

• How to Obtain Visual Studio SP1 Update for Windows Vista
• Supported Languages and Operating Systems
• Installation Requirements
• Service Pack Support
• Installation Issues
• Known Issues and Workarounds
• Related Products

How to Obtain Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista

Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista is available for download at Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista.

Supported Languages and Operating Systems

Supported Languages

This service pack update provides updates for all Visual Studio 2005 language products:

Supported Operating Systems

Installation Requirements

• You must have a licensed copy of one or more supported Visual Studio 2005 products installed.
• You must have Visual Studio 2005 SP1 installed:
• For Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard, Professional, Team Editions, see Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite SP1.
• For Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, see Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server SP1.
• For Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions, see Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions SP1.
• You must haveMicrosoft Windows Installer 3.1 or later installed on your target machine.
• The minimum RAM requirement is 192MB. 256MB or greater is recommended.

Support

Information regarding the update is available at Visual Studio on Windows Vista.

Feedback is available on Microsoft Connect.

Installation Issues

Installation on Vista requires elevated privileges

If you are installing this service pack upgrade on Vista, we recommend that you right click on the service pack upgrade executable and select "Run As…” Alternatively, you can launch the executable from a privileged console window.

Known Issues and Workarounds

Running with administrator permissions is recommended

Some features of Visual Studio will run only with administrator permissions. For this reason we recommend that when using Visual Studio 2005, you do the following:

• Run Visual Studio with elevated administrator permissions
• Be a member of the "Administrators" group on the local machine
• Right-click the Visual Studio icon and select the "Run as administrator" option from the context menu

For more information, see:

• Visual Studio 2005 on Windows Vista Issue List - Running with normal user permissions
• Visual Studio 2005 on Windows Vista Issue List - Running with elevated administrator permissions

Just In Time (JIT) Script Debugging is broken

Errors in script running under Microsoft Internet Explorer will not cause a JIT Dialog to be displayed due to an elevation policy restriction.

To resolve this issue:

• Add this registry key, replacing “C:\\WINDOWS” with the name of the Windows folder on the target computer:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{E62A7A31-6025-408E-87F6-81AEB0DC9347}]
"AppName"="vsjitdebugger.exe"
"AppPath"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\"
"Policy"=dword:00000003

Connection to SourceSafe Internet Service may fail with Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1

After installing Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 on a machine running Windows Vista, you may encounter the following error when connecting to a SourceSafe database over HTTPS:

This error occurs when using SourceSafe integration with the Internet plug-in.

To resolve this issue, do one of the following:

• If you have VSS Administrator open, restart it. 
• Restart Visual Studio.

Visual Studio 2005 project templates disappear when upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista

If you install Visual Studio 2005 on a non-English version of Windows XP and then upgrade to Windows Vista you may not see any templates when you try to create a new project for Visual Basic, C# or J# using the File | New Project dialog.

To resolve this issue, do one of the following after the operating system upgrade:

• For Visual Basic Express, run vbexpress.exe /installvstemplates.
• For Visual CSharp Express, run vcsexpress.exe /installvstemplates.
• For Visual JSharp Express, run jsexpress.exe /installvstemplates.
• All other Visual Studio versions, run devenv.exe /installvstemplates.

SQL Server Compact Edition Tools and Runtime

Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 includes updates of the SQL Server Compact Edition 3.1 design time utilities. The SQL Server Compact Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 include UI/Dialogs, device CAB files, DataDirectory feature, and ClickOnce support for the Smart Device Development components. You must download and install the following tools and runtime to support end-to-end SQL Server-based data development on Vista:

• SQL Server Compact Edition Tools for VS2005 SP1
• SQL Server Compact Edition Runtime

Related Products

Microsoft Device Emulator Version 2.0

The Microsoft Device Emulator Version 1.0 that shipped with Visual Studio 2005 cannot be cradled in Vista. This issue has been fixed in the latest Device Emulator Version 2.0, which is due to release in Winter 2007. You will need the 64-bit version of the installer in order to install the Device Emulator on 64-bit platforms.

For the 32-bit installer, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=80668.

For the 64-bit installer, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83834.

Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1:

Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 will be released in Spring 2007. The service pack will increase the overall quality of the existing product features and maintain a high level of compatibility with Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and Windows Vista. The service pack will address issues raised by customer feedback and internal testing. Business Objects is committed to increasing the quality of our products. For more information, or to download the latest Crystal Reports for Visual Studio Service Packs, please visit Crystal Reports Service Packs.

Dotfuscator Community Edition:

Dotfuscator Community Edition has been updated since the Visual Studio 2005 original release version. Please visit PreEmptive Solutions to read about the changes and to obtain a free update.