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I've bought Windows 8 and I am ready to make the move. I currently have Windows 7 Professional x64 and I don't think I'll have any problems during the update.
Except for one single program so far: Visual Studio 2010.
I do usually work with VS2012 (so for those who will suggest the upgrade, I agree), but I still need to support old projects built into VS2010. Migrating them to a newer version is not an option.
I've investigated a little bit and heard of a couple of patches that would provide the compatibility. I have installed those and they haven't helped yet. I am verifying the compatibility with Microsoft's Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant.
When my search started taking me into advice of poor credibility, I gave up on my search and decided to ask here.
So, how can i run VS2010 in Win 8?
Alpha
Posted 2013-01-20T00:20:56.097
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I've built some projects from the command line on Windows Server 2012, and had no issues. – Aluísio A. S. G. – 2013-01-20T00:35:08.180
VS 2010 runs just fine on Windows 8. Are you running into a specific problem? Maybe Try Windows 8 in a VM first and install VS 2010 there and check it out against your projects. I'm typing this on Windows 8 Pro and have VS 2010 (and VS 2012, to be fair) both installed. If there's something specific you want me to try on it I can... – Mark Allen – 2013-01-20T00:55:56.720
It works just fine, just make sure you put SP1 on top of your RTM install and away you go. And for what it's worth, it probably works without SP1. Anecdote: I have Visual Studio 2008, 2010, 2012 on my Windows 8 box and they all work. – ta.speot.is – 2013-01-20T07:16:05.280
Oh, thanks. I was guiding myself with the upgrade assistant, which claimed it to be incompatible. I'll try the update soon. – Alpha – 2013-01-20T14:27:33.547