Re: Upgrade from 2002 to 2003: how?

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From: Ed Kaim [MSFT] (edkaim_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:02:16 -0800

I don't appreciate you calling me "smartass". You asked questions and I gave
you answers. I also gave you the various options available and your issues
have been resolved. If you look carefully, you'll notice that my most recent
response was to the post "What's sad about 2003 version is it appears to be
a service pack for 2002, but they make you pay for it!! Hey. You can do that
when you control the market.". This post didn't come from you and it needed
to be addressed directly because the poster was somewhat confused.

I still don't agree with you that VS03 is just VS02 with bug fixes. It
includes mobile development support for both browser-based and client apps,
J#, support for the .NET Framework 1.1, support for the Visual Studio Tools
for Office add-on, and yes, a lot of bug fixes among other features.

I'm sorry if you feel offended from my post, but I can assure you it wasn't
intended.

"who be dat?" <whatever@dot.com> wrote in message
news:103v301rd168439@corp.supernews.com...
> Hey smartass, I'm well aware of who the student edition is and is not
> intended for. Furthermore, I don't think anyone mentioned they wanted to
> develope for .Net for free or try to use .Net for free. You're close to
> saying I want 2003 for free (i.e. get a free ride) which I don't
necessarily
> want: I want the bugs in the 2002 version fixed so it's usable and it's
my
> understanding the bugs don't exist in 2003.. Several bugs require you to
> close VS.Net down and restart it if you wish to continue working (the
> properties window tends to disappear after you compile a windows
applicaiton
> for example, only way I know to bring it back is to close studio down and
> restart it then I can continue working). Up until recently, there was no
> way to fix the bugs. I've asked about VS .Net 2003 edition from people I
> know, trust and use it. They claim functionality wise, there is very
little
> difference between 2002 and 2003 (intellisense seems to pop up here and
> there more often, but that's abotu it according to them). However, all
the
> bugs I've found in 2002 (which they've verified they experienced as well
> when they used it) don't exist in 2003 edition. When I posted the
original
> message that started this thread, there was no mention of a SP1, beta or
> otherwise, becomming available. Shortly after starting this thread, it
was
> announced a beta for 2002 edition SP1 was out. I have since obtained it
and
> I can say it's fixed all my bugs, so far anyway. My post was a
reflection
> of the fact that a beta didn't exists and, per my understanding, 2003
> edition was basically a bug fix for 2002 and that's all it is. Now MS is
> releasing a SP1 for the 2002 edition and all appears to be well.
>
> Lay off the sauce and look around. Everyone isn't a freeloader. We just
> want the software we purchased to function correctly and not have to go
out
> and buy a bug fix which is masquerading (spelling?) as a new product i.e.
VS
> .Net 2003.
>
> Chris Smith
>
> "Ed Kaim [MSFT]" <edkaim@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uK%23IlNG%23DHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Visual Studio .NET 2003 isn't a "service pack" for Visual Studio .NET
> 2002.
> > If you want Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio .NET 2002, then go sign up
> for
> > the beta at beta.microsoft.com with "vsnetspguest" as the user ID.
> >
> > If you want a free product for the .NET Framework 1.1, we provide both
the
> > .NET Framework 1.1 SDK and Web Matrix for ASP.NET.
> >
> > If you are a student, you can get the latest version of Visual Studio
> > Academic free from your school if they are part of the MSDN Academic
> > Alliance (many are). This is a product for non-commercial, educational
> > usage. If you're not a student, then this product is not intended for
you.
> >
> > "Michael" <infomike@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:emyDwxC%23DHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >
> > > "who be dat?" <whatever@dot.com> wrote in message
> > > news:103cr8tlqvin404@corp.supernews.com...
> > > > What's sad about 2003 version is it appears to be a service pack
for
> > > 2002,
> > > > but they make you pay for it!!
> > >
> > > Hey. You can do that when you control the market.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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