I'm currently using Visual Studio 2008 with WinCE 7 BSPs. If I'd like to move on to Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry BSPs, can I use Visual Studio 2008 itself or I need to install VS 2013? My OS is Windows 7. Also, what all base BSPs come along with the installation?
Windows Embedded INDUSTRY 8.1 is based on full-windows and does not require Visual Studio or any other development tool to configure the OS. You can do that interactively.
Windows Embedded COMPACT 2013 (sorry for the bold, but it's to highlight naming differences) is the next release of WinCE7 (you can call it WinCE8, no one will be offended :) ) and requires Visual Studio 2012.
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I was reinstalling an old version of MSVC++ to try some things, and I saw two different versions:
What's the difference between:
Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop with Update 5
and
Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows with Update 5
I thought for Windows == for Windows Desktop + something else (for Windows Phone?)
i.e. for Windows would be the bigger one. But it's not:
... for Windows DVD 2.9 GB
... for Windows Desktop DVD 3.3 GB
What is the difference between Visual Studio Express "for Windows" and "for Windows Desktop"?
Note: Here is the download link for Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop with Update 5.
Windows Desktop = old classic Win32 C++, C# WinForms and WPF programs, while Windows is only the newer store apps for (phone) 8.x.
Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop enables the creation of
desktop apps in C#, Visual Basic, and C++, and supports Windows
Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Win32.
VISUAL STUDIO 2013 EXPRESS FOR WINDOWS (STORE) The tools include a full-featured code editor, a powerful debugger, a focused profiler,
and rich language support that you can use to build apps that you
write in HTML5/JavaScript, C++, C#, or Visual Basic. Visual Studio
Express 2013 for Windows also includes tools for Windows Phone 8.0
development and Windows Phone emulators that you can use to test how
your Windows Phone apps will run on different devices.
So, install the Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop.
I've been developing with VB 2010 and Windows 7 for years.
Are there any "issues" I should be aware off when migrating VB2010 over to Windows 8.1
Any advice will be much appreciated.
John
Make sure you install the latest service packs and hotfixes to be fully compatible with Windows 8 and above:
Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2010 SP1
Visual Studio 2010 GDR for Team Foundation Service
Visual Studio 2010 Compatibility Update for Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012
You will need to upgrade your Visual Studio version to 2013 in order to build Windows 8 and 8.1 apps, but as long as you're targeting a Desktop application, you should be fine.
I have used visual studio 2010 on windows 8.1 and windows 10 so far I did not have any issues working on both the OS.
I am using visual studio 2010 professional with sp1
Me too have been using the VS 2010 Professional on windows 7 and I migrated to Windows 8.1.
Usually I develop console apps, desktop apps and I mostly use Access Databases as the database for my programs..
And also I use C# and VB..
So far I havent had any issue with VS2010 on windows 8.1.
That is my experience about that and I hope this will be a help for you.. :)
Thanks
Currently I am using visual studio 2010 in a new Windows 8 machine and I am a Windows Phone developer. Windows Phone SDK works properly only in VS1012 on Windows 8.
In case of Windows Phone, what's the difference between using visual studio express or add-in on visual studio 2012 ultimate?
Visual Studio Ultimate is a powerful professional and commercial tool. It offers you to install extensions, testing capabilities and all sorts of cool stuff that you may or may not need or even not know they exist. To compare editions in details, go here.
If you just wish to develop apps for Windows Phone 8, Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Phone will be fine - complete SDK is available to you, and in that sense it shouldn't be any different. You get the emulator(s), Blend etc. However, you will have to switch to other Express versions if you wish to develop for other platforms, too.
From an SDK feature perspective, there is no difference. If you already have VS2012 Ultimate, then you should use it with the add-in because of all of the extra capabilities that VS2012 Ultimate has over VS2012 Express. But if you don't have Ultimate already, it's worth noting that VS2012 Express is free and Ultimate is rather pricey - so if all you want to do is develop WP apps/games, Express is probably sufficient for your needs.
Can I use Visual Studio 2011 running on the Windows 8 Developer Preview to publish programs that will not only run on Windows 8, but that will run on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8? I know that using Visual Studio 2010 while Running XP can produce applications that will run on XP and up, but can it work the other way?
UPDATE: By Publish I mean that I want to package my application into an installer and distribute it.
I am Using Visual Basic .NET as the programing language within Visual Studio 2011
UPDATE 2: Also, If I can't make my app available on XP through 8, then can I use Visual Studio 2010 to do this or is it a matter of Operating Systems?
The version of VS11 that comes in the Win8 DP will only let you build Win8 apps. You can install VS2010 side by side with it though to do other types of development.
I just pulled the 2010 ultimate from MSDN, and I see there's no "Smart Device" options anymore. Does anybody knows how to enable it, or how to install it?
Sincerely,
Yvan
According to various sources in the net Visual Studio 2010 doesn't support Windows Mobile 6.5 development (see here and here for example). Of course there might be an SDK available in the future. For now, you need to use Visual Studio 2008.
Now you can with windows phone SDK7.1 You just need Visual Studio 2010 SP1 and download the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 from here