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Getting ready for the installation of VS2K5B2.  Just setup a new Virtual PC, with the help of Eric and this article by Mark (no, I’ve never used Virtual PC before.  Never had a need when I’ve got 5 computers at my fingertips).  Installed a brand new base operating system virtual hard drive for Windows XP so I have a clean slate.  I already have the ISO for VS, but don’t have any blank DVDs :(  I will have to stop at the store and pick some up.  My next step is to go out and update my VPC OS with the latest and greatest updates from Windows Update.  I’m wondering about the .Net Framework 2.0 though.  I also plan on installing Sql Server 2K5 on the same VPC and am wondering which to install first.  The Sql Server with 2.0 framework or the VS2K5 with the 2.0 framework?  How good is the beta 2 of Sql Server going to be with an updated framework installed?  Hopefully there will be no adverse effects.  Perhaps I should run a seperate VPC with the Sql Server 2K5B2 installed, but I only have 1 GB RAM available and am worried about the lagging effects of running 2 VPC instances, but this may be the only way to do it right when installing VS2K5B2 and SQL2K5B2.  I already have standalone machine with VS2K5B1 and SQL2K5B2 installed, and don’t have any problems running them both on the same PC.  Dare I try it now that VS2K5B2 is out?  Any thoughts on this?  I’m hoping some of you spent your precious weekend time doing the exact same thing I’ll be doing tonight and may have some suggestions on how to approach with a minimal amount of work.

Also, happy blogday to me.  This is my 100th post!