I don't believe installing VS 2005 on Vista is supported yet.

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Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP Windows Installer]
> Any help would be appreciated. Trying to install visual studio 2005
> pro on vista ultimate fails with: "Required Prerequisites: Missing
> Windows XP service pack 2" setup quits.
> Thanks
Sorry, my bad. Brain f*rt. See if this helps, issues etc:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa948853.aspx

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Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP Windows Installer]
>I don't believe installing VS 2005 on Vista is supported yet.
>> Any help would be appreciated. Trying to install visual studio 2005
>> pro on vista ultimate fails with: "Required Prerequisites: Missing
>> Windows XP service pack 2" setup quits.
>> Thanks
Tech_vs_Life - 22 Feb 2007 03:51 GMT
Is "sp1 for vista" (final version) expected to be released in the next few
weeks?
> Sorry, my bad. Brain f*rt. See if this helps, issues etc:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa948853.aspx
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>>> Windows XP service pack 2" setup quits.
>>> Thanks