Is c++ visual studio 2017 supposed to replace 2015?

[bunny7]

because after installing 2017, 2015 seems to have disappeared from the installed programs list.

it is not a huge deal because I only needed 2015 for a program that now requires 2017. but, I am wondering because I never had something like that happen before.

 

[Alejandro85]

No, they can live side by side and installing one will not uninstall or replace another. Each particular version is required depending on how the programs you're using is actually compiled.

I would simply keep both installed so I can just forget about it. On 64 bits systems, I would also install both x86 and x64 versions of each one.

 

[bunny7]

but, it replaced 2015, as it is no longer installed.
anyway, I found that 2017 is basically an updated 2015 and is backwards compatible.