I have recently become interested in updating my development system to Visual Studio 2012, even more so since learning that it does not require Windows 8(*puke*, excuse me) to be installed for use. Currently, I am running Visual Studio 2010 SP1 and SQL Server 2008 R2 on top of Windows 7 Ultimate SP1. Other than ASP.Net development server(webdev.exe) crashing on a pretty consistent basis, everything seems pretty smooth.
But I have these questions I would like to ask for anyone who can answer for me.
1. Does the installation of Visual Studio 2012 get installed alongside Visual Studio 2010 or will it replace my existing installation?
2. Can I use both products if I want to? Until I am fully adjusted to VS 2012?
3. I began the installation of VS 2012 but the description of "Microsoft Web Developer Tools" scared me when it talked about installing IIS Express. I already have IIS 7.5 installed and running. Also, I am not sure whether to install/check "Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools" as it mentions installing "MIcrosoft SQL Server 2012". And I already have SQL Server 2008 R2 installed.
Where are all the sub options under these categories? Why the all or nothing approach with this install? What if I want a subset of the programs under the "Microsoft Web Developer Tools"?
It seems Microsoft's new approach to software design is, "Let us make all the decisions for you, your too stupid to do it."