installing Visual Studio 2003 and Visual Studio 2005

First, i want to partition my hard drive, then install visual studio 2003 and
2005. Partitioning a drive, i think would require partition magic or any
other software doing that.

Questions,

1. Can .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 be installed on MCE 2005, without a problem?

2. How can i get media center image on my cd/dvd to install again on the
computer, the existing software came with the desktop, and i do not have
media center cd/dvd, in short how do i make mce2005 cd/dvd one from the
existing installed software?

Thanking you in advance for your replies.

 

..NET 1.1 and 2.0 can coexist on the same Media Center PC with no problems.

As for the software, your manufacturer should provide you with some way to
reinstall - that could either be a CD/DVD, or maybe a hidden partition on
the hard disk. I do not know of a way to make an install disk from an
existing system, unless the manufacturer gives you a way to do that (Dell
does, for instance).

If you buy a copy of Media Center, you can boot on that CD and at that point
delete and repartition your hard disk (losing everything that was out
there).

Dana Cline - MCE MVP