>>>>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

There has been some discussion a few days about in the .NET forum about WPF vs. Winforms. That might be helpful.