Is visual studio 2008 compatible with windows 7 Home Basic/Premium?

Can I install Visual studio 2008 with sp1 on Windows 7 Home Basic/Premium? 开发者_开发问答I want also install silverlight tools and RIA services on window 7?

Yes, you can install Visual Studio 2008 SP1 on Windows 7. You can also install Silverlight Tools and RIA Services on Windows 7.

I'm using VS2008 and many other devel tools/environments on Win7 Pro and Ultimate. Everything works great. The same should be with other Win7 versions.

I have VS 2008 Professional with SP1 installed on Windows 7 64 bit and it works just fine. I also installed VS 2010 Express along side it on the same machine and it works just fine.

Just be aware that SQL Server 2008 Express (that comes with VS 2008) is not supported on Windows 7 and so you should install SQL Server 2008 SP1 after the install if you need SQL Server.