Visual Studio 2008 Portable [No Password]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSEnv C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VC On the target PC, VS2008 expects files in %ProgramFiles%\Common Files . Workaround: Use a launcher script that sets up paths.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A to your USB: E:\PortableApps\VS2008\SDK\v6.0A Then modify INCLUDE and LIB in your script to point there. VS2008 writes registry keys to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0 . Export them from the reference PC (after install) and run .reg on the target PC. Example export:

reg export "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0" vs2008.reg On target PC (non-admin allowed): visual studio 2008 portable

E:\PortableApps\VS2008 Also copy these folders (if they exist):

: Use Visual Studio Code Portable + MinGW or Clang for modern portable C++ development instead of VS2008. Only follow this guide for legacy project maintenance. Only follow this guide for legacy project maintenance

Create StartVS2008.bat in your portable folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\lib C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\include To E:\VS2008\VC\ visual studio 2008 portable

Then use a batch build script: