Are VS2003 and VS2005 happy neighbors?

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Hi,

I have a VS2003 project. I'd like to install VS2005 and create a new
project that links with some of the source files from the VS2003 project.
I'd like to continue building the VS2003 project with VS2003 and obviously
build the new VS2005 project with VS2005. I'll make sure that I don't make
changes to the source that breaks either build, so excluding that:

Will VS2003 and VS2005 live happily side-by-side? Will the VS2005 install
break anything on the VS2003 side (e.g. device debugging)? What about the
emulator? Will the VS2003 and VS2005 be running different emulators (I
assume yes) or will VS2003 suddenly start using the VS2005? is this
configurable?

Basically if I can install VS2005 in its own directory and it doesn't 'mess'
with anything I'm doing right now with VS2003, that would be perfect.

I am primarily interested in Pocket PC/Smartphone development. Can I select
which CF I'm targetting etc? I guess I'll just bite the bullet in a little
while and do damage control if I need to, but your feedback will really
help. I did find:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms246609.aspx

But it wasn't that useful.

Thanks,

Hilton


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