Visual Studio 2008 Portable 🔥

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

Also copy mspdb80.dll from Common7\IDE to VC\bin . visual studio 2008 portable

Then use a batch build script:

E:\PortableApps\VS2008 Also copy these folders (if they exist): reg export "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9

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. visual studio 2008 portable

While is outdated and not officially supported as a portable app, you can create a semi-portable version that runs from a USB drive on Windows XP/Vista/7 (and partially on Windows 10/11 with compatibility settings).