Re: does VS C++ 2005 actually work????

I recently purchased Microsoft VS 2005 and just cannot seem to get it
working.

1. I tried converting a VS 2002 solution to VS 2005. It took a while to
realize there is a bug in Intellisense. The only solution was to disable
Intellisense.

2. It seems class view has been rendered inoperable now that Intellisense
has been disabled. So this means browsing by namespaces and classes is
not possible.

3. I tried debugging the application but it seems the debugger cannot find
certain debug libraries such as 'MFC80UD.DLL'. I posted a message and
hope someone will know what is happening. I reviewed a number of postings
which seemed to suggest it may be necessary to modify the manifest file.
I also reviewed several postings regarding redistributable files. But is
this all really necessary? After all, I'm just trying debug the
application using the IDE.

4. So I downloaded the sample program DBViewer to see if I could run the
debugger on this application. The compiler skipped the entire set of
files and refused to build it.

I am very disappointed with this product and feel like I've wasted my time
and money on it. If asked, I would strongly discourage anyone from
buying to VS 2005.

I really don't know what question to ask at this point. If I cannot even
compile and debug a sample program provided by Microsoft then where do I
begin???? I've uninstalled and reinstalled VS several times.

Are there any Microsoft folks willing to take a stab at helping me out.
I suppose if I really wanted a working solution, I should have paid
several thousands of dollars for a support contract....

My system: 2.26GHz Pentium 4, 2gig RAM, WinXP Pro, VS 2005 Pro

Ian