error installing visual c 2005 express

Hi all, I'm trying to install VC# 2005 Express in order to do some development testing on Vista. I've downloaded the express installer (not the full iso image), and I get an error which says I need to have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 ????
Running setup with compatibility mode set to XP SP2 doesn't work (same error message). Boot on to safe mode and ran it from the built in Administrator account and I don't get the error, but the installer needs BITS service enabled in order to proceed downloading files, so I can't install anyway because I can't start this service.
Some suggestion??
Thanks in advance
Fernando

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"Fernando" wrote in message

Hi all, I'm trying to install VC# 2005 Express in order to do some development testing on Vista. I've downloaded the express installer (not the full iso image), and I get an error which says I need to have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 ????
Running setup with compatibility mode set to XP SP2 doesn't work (same error message). Boot on to safe mode and ran it from the built in Administrator account and I don't get the error, but the installer needs BITS service enabled in order to proceed downloading files, so I can't install anyway because I can't start this service.
Some suggestion??
Thanks in advance
Fernando

It's not compatible with Vista yet - no doubt they'll make it applyable :o)
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Hi all, I'm trying to install VC# 2005 Express in order to do some development testing on Vista. I've downloaded the express installer (not the full iso image), and I get an error which says I need to have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 ????
Running setup with compatibility mode set to XP SP2 doesn't work (same error message). Boot on to safe mode and ran it from the built in Administrator account and I don't get the error, but the installer needs BITS service enabled in order to proceed downloading files, so I can't install anyway because I can't start this service.
Some suggestion??
Thanks in advance
Fernando

Zack Whittaker wrote:

It's not compatible with Vista yet - no doubt they'll make it applyable :o)

Do you know if VB 2005 is compatible with Vista yet?
Ron

I have managed to install VB2005 express on vista - the installer is exactly the same to c# isnt it?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

It's not compatible with Vista yet - no doubt they'll make it applyable :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fernando" wrote in message Hi all, I'm trying to install VC# 2005 Express in order to do some development testing on Vista. I've downloaded the express installer (not the full iso image), and I get an error which says I need to have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 ????
Running setup with compatibility mode set to XP SP2 doesn't work (same error message). Boot on to safe mode and ran it from the built in Administrator account and I don't get the error, but the installer needs BITS service enabled in order to proceed downloading files, so I can't install anyway because I can't start this service.
Some suggestion??
Thanks in advance
Fernando