Visual C ++ 2010 compared to the old runtime?

Question

Sorry if this was asked.

How can I choose in a C # project that I want to create for the .NET 2.0 runtime, is it possible for my own C ++ project to be created against the old CRT, say, one from visual studio 2005?

I would like it because I have an external SDK that was built with VS2005, but I would like to use the newer IDE.

Answer 1

You can build against 2005 and 2008 (think also 2003) if they are installed next to 2010.

You will need to change the platform toolkit for each project so that it matches the one you want to build against (properties → general → platform toolkit) when v100 is 2010, v90 2008, v80 2005, etc.

Answer 2

In the project settings, you can choose MSVC9, but not 8. Thus, you can associate yourself with those distributed in 2008 ... but not from 2005.