To develop and deploy VSPackages on computers that are running Windows Vista, users must have Windows Vista administrative credentials and must run Visual Studio as an administrator. Users who have Windows Vista basic user accounts cannot develop or register VSPackages.
Considerations
The following table describes VSPackage development and deployment considerations for each Windows Vista account type:
Account Type |
Visual Studio 2005 SDK |
Visual Studio 2008 SDK |
|---|---|---|
Basic User |
Development: Errors building VSPackages |
Development: Errors building VSPackages |
Basic User |
Deployment: Errors registering VSPackages |
Deployment: Errors registering VSPackages |
Administrator * |
Development: No errors building VSPackages |
Development: No errors building VSPackages |
Administrator * |
Deployment: No errors registering VSPackages |
Deployment: No errors registering VSPackages |
* Running Visual Studio as an administrator
See Also
Concepts
Running Visual Studio and the Visual Studio SDK Under Windows Vista