Could anyone please let me know if I could safely install VS-2008 on a machine which already has VS-2010?
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Yes. I have done it many times. They install side by side. In fact, as Tim mentioned in the comments below, all versions of VS are designed to be capable of concurrent installs. Quite handy.
UPDATE: Hans Passant brings up a good point in the comments below and that is that the last version of VS that you install will grab the file associations. This has personally never been an issue for me but you will want to be aware of it. Thanks Hans!
You can restore file associations in Tools > Options > Environment > General > Restore File Associations
