2005 to 2008

[jaems]

When I upgrade from VS 2005 to VS 2008 and then run VS 2008 linked to my
remote website:

1) what is it doing to my website when the wizard upgrades my site?
Is it only changing the web.config file?
Ist it reversable?

2) when my site has been upgraded then why does VS 2008 want to download
loads & loads of XML files before it gets started on the page I wish to
edit? VS 2005 seemed much faster in starting up

3) If I have upgraded my site with the VS 2008 wizard will it screw it up
totally if I use VS 2005 to edit the site again?

jaez

 

[Scott M.]

When I upgrade from VS 2005 to VS 2008 and then run VS 2008 linked to my
remote website:

1) what is it doing to my website when the wizard upgrades my site?

Only the project and solution files are being modified.

Is it only changing the web.config file?
No.

Ist it reversable?

No (which is why there is a back up option in the wizard).

2) when my site has been upgraded then why does VS 2008 want to download
loads & loads of XML files before it gets started on the page I wish to
edit?

What XML files are you referring to?

VS 2005 seemed much faster in starting up

I find 2008 to be much more responsive than 2005.

3) If I have upgraded my site with the VS 2008 wizard will it screw it up
totally if I use VS 2005 to edit the site again?

You will not be able to open the project in 2005 after upgrading it.

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

When I upgrade from VS 2005 to VS 2008 and then run VS 2008 linked to my
remote website:

1) what is it doing to my website when the wizard upgrades my site?
Is it only changing the web.config file?

No, it also dinks with a few other files. If there is a .sln file out there,
that is where most of the work is being done. It will also make the website
a 3.5 version website.

Ist it reversable?

Yes, but automatically, no. But, you can reverse it if you know what you are
doing. It requires editing the files. I would agree with Scott that you
should use the backup function, or back the site up on your own. Even then,
you may have to go into IIS and change to 2.0 if you do not want to be 3.5
any more.

2) when my site has been upgraded then why does VS 2008 want to download
loads & loads of XML files before it gets started on the page I wish to
edit? VS 2005 seemed much faster in starting up

I am not sure what is going on here and will have to research this. One
thing I do know that may work slower here is Resharper, a third party plug
in, although I have not really timed it. Can you give more information about
what exactly is happening and any plug ins you might have in your
environment.

Overall, I find 2008 faster, although there are a few times that is not the
case.

3) If I have upgraded my site with the VS 2008 wizard will it screw it up
totally if I use VS 2005 to edit the site again?

I have not experienced this when I have experimented on it (last few weeks),
but you will have to have separate .sln files saved to get to the site and
common sense says you should leave the site as a 2.0 site (configurable in
both IIS and VS 2008).

 

[Scott M.]

No, it also dinks with a few other files. If there is a .sln file out
there, that is where most of the work is being done. It will also make the
website a 3.5 version website.

My understanding is that web.config is not touched, only the .sln and
project files are upgraded to work with the new MSBuild engine, not web
config.