>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I finally decided to learn this .net stuff. I have some trainig videos from AppDev and was wondering if I should download VS2005 or VS2008 from MSDN?
>>>is the IDE look and feel similar enough so that the bloody begoinner can follow the videos (written for 2005) without getting confued when using VS208
>>>
>>>Peter
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>>Peter,
>>
>>I'm only a few steps ahead of you
>>
>>If I were you, I'd go for vs2008
>
>Hi Gregory,
>
>I have VS2005 installed and I also have VS2008. Can I install it on the same PC? Can I easily move projects into VS2008 but have them backward compatible?
>
>Thanks again.
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Nadya,

Too many questions, too difficult questions for a beginner

I see no reason to continue using vs2005 if you have vs2008
I cannot answer about the project compatibility

What I do know, is that in vs2008 you can choose the target .net framework (2.0, 3.0, or 3.5)

Also, I do not plan to use WinForms, but directly go for WPF. Dunno whether that is a wise decision, though