Mailbag: What issues can I expect to see when using Visual Studio on Windows Vista?

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Question:

I have seen some of your previous blog posts (such as this and this) regarding compatibility issues when installing and using Visual Studio 2005 on Windows Vista.  Is there a complete list of known issues that I can review to see what other types of issues might be encountered?

Answer:

There is a consolidated list of known issues in the MSDN article at https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa948853.aspx.  This article contains the following specific sub-sections that may be useful depending on your scenario:

If you run into any issues that are not in any of the above lists, please report them using the Visual Studio bug reporting site.