How do I bypass Visual Studio 2005 SP1 failing to install on Windows 7?

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00:00 How Do I Bypass Visual Studio 2005 Sp1 Failing To Install On Windows 7?
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

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You need to ignore the warning and install VS 2005, then SP1 and then the VS2005-Vista update. Three installs.

ANSWER 2

Score 1

Visual Studio 2005 might not be compatible with Windows 7:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4c26cc39%28VS.80%29.aspx

Operating System

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, or Windows Vista3,4

For a 64-bit computer, the requirements are as follows:

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 x64 editions

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

ANSWER 3

Score 0

Consider using Windows XP Mode.