Portable Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate [new] Now

Windows updates or differences in CRT (C Runtime) versions between host machines will cause side-by-side configuration is incorrect errors – a nightmare to fix.

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| Feature | Status | |---------|--------| | Opening solutions | ✅ Works | | Compiling C++/C# | ✅ Works (with redistributables installed) | | IntelliSense | ✅ Works | | Debugging local processes | ✅ Works | | IIS Express / Web projects | ⚠️ May fail without proper IIS registration | | TFS / Git integration | ❌ Requires per-machine config | | Extensions (NuGet, ReSharper) | ⚠️ Manual install on each host | | MSBuild from command line | ✅ Works if paths are set | Windows updates or differences in CRT (C Runtime)

Then, write batch scripts that set temporary environment variables ( PATH , VSINSTALLDIR , VisualStudioVersion ) before invoking msbuild.exe from the command line. | Feature | Status | |---------|--------| | Opening

Before we explore the "how," we must understand the "why." Demand for a portable version persists for several reasons: