I recently installed Windows Vista Business edition on my computer at work, and discovered it's a small hassle to get Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 tools to run properly on it.

Thought I'd consolidate the links to the updates necessary to do Windows Vista development here, for your convenience.

Visual Studio 2005 SP1

Assuming you already have Visual Studio 2005 installed on your computer, you'll first need Service Pack 1.

• For Visual Studio 2005 (Standard, Professional, or Team Editions) - Download VS80sp1-KB926601-X86-ENU.exe
• For Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions - Download the update(s) here

The updates for the express editions are each less than 50 megabytes, however the update for Standard, Profession or Team Edition is a whopping 431 megabytes, which may take a while.

Once you have that, go ahead and install it.

Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update for Windows Vista

Next you'll need the SP1 Update for Windows Vista. If you're previously installed a Beta version of this update, be sure to uninstall it first.

To get SP1 Update for Windows Vista, download VS80sp1-KB932232-X86-ENU.exe

Once you've done that, you should be all set to go, and no longer receive warning messages when you start Visual Studio 2005.

NOTE: Be sure to start Visual Studio 2005 as an Administrator, otherwise you won't have access to some of it's features (right-click it in the start menu, and select "Run as Administrator" -- even if you're using an account with administrative privileges...)