MSVC2003/2005.NET with Qt4.2 Educational License

[Masih]

I have msvc2005.net working at home. And I recently received a qt4.2 integration patch for msvc2003 and msvd2005. I have not installed the msvc2003 yet. But I should use that one for my project. Meanwhile I want to have the msvc2005 and install the pack also on that one. I have just one C drive and no other partitions on my PC. I want to know if could any problem happen when I install all those together on one partition?
I am asking because I can not risk this time!!! :P

Thank you very much for your time to read and answer my question.

PS: What is this thing about incompatibility of msvc2005 service pack 1 with Qt integration?

[JonathanForQT4]

I don't have a clue about whether something will get screwed up if you install on the same partition or not...I imagine you will have to set the environment variable paths of the installation you plan to use first in the lists.....

as for the msvc2005 service pack 1 with Qt integration....check out this and everything should be good:

http://qtnode.net/wiki/Qt4_with_Visual_Studio#Buildproblems_with_Visual_S tudio_2005_and_service_pack_1

Gruss,

Jonathan

[pdolbey]

The problem with Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and Qt4 has been fixed in a hotfix update to SP1. Its reportedly difficult to obtain via Microsoft, depending on where you live, but the internet is magical place where such things may often be found. Head over to

http://hotfix.xable.net/download/index.php?dir=English/Visual%20Studio%202005/

and look for VS80sp1-KB930859-X86-ENU.exe .

Pete

[GreyGeek]

I have msvc2005.net working at home. And I recently received a qt4.2 integration patch for msvc2003 and msvd2005. I have not installed the msvc2003 yet. But I should use that one for my project. Meanwhile I want to have the msvc2005 and install the pack also on that one. I have just one C drive and no other partitions on my PC. I want to know if could any problem happen when I install all those together on one partition?
I am asking because I can not risk this time!!! :P

Thank you very much for your time to read and answer my question.
...

In checking back with the commercial QT's I've stored over the last two years I see the following:


QT version Qt-integration version
4.2.0 1.2.0
4.2.1 1.2.0
4.2.2 1.2.1
4.2.3 1.2.2

I was advised by QT support NOT to mix them. YMMV.

[jpn]

Its reportedly difficult to obtain via Microsoft, depending on where you live, but the internet is magical place where such things may often be found. Head over to

http://hotfix.xable.net/download/index.php?dir=English/Visual%20Studio%202005/

and look for VS80sp1-KB930859-X86-ENU.exe .
Sorry, but is this legal..?

[marcel]

Sorry, but is this legal..?
Of course it isn't :D
Pretty sure the fellows at Microsoft don't mind their very expensive products being used like this( i.e. for free ).

[jpn]

Of course it isn't :D
Pretty sure the fellows at Microsoft don't mind their very expensive products being used like this( i.e. for free ).
Well, isn't this just a hotfix after all? But still.. :)

[pdolbey]

Pretty sure the fellows at Microsoft don't mind their very expensive products being used like this( i.e. for free ).


Visual Studio Express is not an expensive product - its free.


Service Pack 1 was made freely available from the MS web site.


The Service Pack 1 contained a templating fault that meant it could not be used with Qt4. A workaround was originally published by TrollTech/Microsoft - most sites recommended not using SP1


MS issued a hotfix to correct the problem with SP1. This also became the official response from TrollTech


MS support policy for users of both VS2005 Pro/Ent and Express users seems to depend on what country you are in, with some people finding it easy to get the hotfix and others not.


Kind people have openly shared the hotfix file on hotfix.xtable.com for free download. This site only provide hard to find hotfixes - once they have mainstream availabiity they are taken down.


The question of legality is not one I'm qualified to state explicitly - It pretty much depends on where you live. I have't found anything that prevents redistribution of the hotfix.


The hotfix is expected to be rolled in SP2 - whenever that appears


Pete

[jpn]

My point was that free hotfixes are made available for downloading from the knowledge base. Arent' they?

Quoting http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930859:


To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support


After following the support link it looks like that the email support for obtaining the hotfix for Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition costs 99€ + VAT (Finland). Unbelievable but true. :)

[pdolbey]

Well I wouldn't pay that. You should move to Norway -first see http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showpost.aspx?postid=987536&siteid=1&sb=0&d=1&at=7&ft=11&tf=0&pageid=1

The original kb article was on http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/930198 - this is the reference that found the indirect link to the hotfix.xtable.net site.

However following the links from this article on the MSDN site today I discovered it now links to https://connect.microsoft.com/content/content.aspx?ContentID=3705&wa=wsignin1.0&siteid=210 where there is a further download link referencing the kb article above.

I haven't done all of this yet - but to get the hotfix you need an Windows Live ID, passport, or hotmail account which is free. The file now seems to be called "298251_ENU_i386_zip.exe". To download it you need to install an MS ActiveX FTP control. There's a bunch of other patches/hotfixes available as well.

Pete