[RESOLVED] Confused with VB versions

[krtxmrtz]

I use VB6 only so I sort of feel I'm a penguin in the desert here in this forum. I recently heard about VB 2005 and wondered if it is different from .Net...Could someone provide a very brief explanation?

[nmadd]

Hi there,
VB2005 is just the newest release version of Visual Basic .NET (the 2008 beta is available now as well). Microsoft dropped the ".NET" in the name after the 2003 version. You can download the Express version here for free and give it a go!
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/downloads/

[krtxmrtz]

Hi there,
...You can download the Express version here for free and give it a go!
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/downloads/

Thank you. Is this Express thing somewhat crippled or is it a fully working version with just less bells and whistles?

[nmadd]

It is fully functional as far as the language goes, but you are right that it is missing some of the bells and whistles. Here are comparisons between the versions:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700921.aspx

[krtxmrtz]

It is fully functional as far as the language goes, but you are right that it is missing some of the bells and whistles. Here are comparisons between the versions:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700921.aspx

Is there any problem in having it along with VB6 in the same computer?

[Atheist]

Is there any problem in having it along with VB6 in the same computer?

nope

[RobDog888]

You can install every single of VS .NET on the same system as long as you take note of the default install locations to make sure they dont install into another versions folder. And then VS 6 runs fine along with all of them too.