How do I install the minimal facilities of Visual Studio 2008 sufficient for building C++ applications using Visual Studio 2010's multitargeting?

Question

Dev10 has facilities for using the C++ compiler shipped in Orcas. However, I really don't need to install the full IDE -- I merely need to use Orcas' compiler because I need to support Windows 2000.

What's the simplest way of installing just the bits required to build using Orcas' toolset in Dev10?

Answer 1

Given your condition, I'd say just install VS2008 and use it. While it's not what you want it's the fastest path to working.