title: what is Visual Studio 2008 Shell (integrated mode)?
body: <p>I am new to Visual Studio 2008 Shell (integrated mode), I just want to know what is its function? (I did not find much clearly from the web.)</p>
  
  <p>From <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb510103.aspx" rel="noreferrer">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb510103.aspx</a>
  looks like it is some interface/framework to allow tools to integrate with VSTS IDE. My question is whether any Microsoft VSTS tools (like databse designer and other tools in VSTS) dependent on VSTS Shell? I am asking this question because it is conflicting with SQL Server 2008, and I want to make sure that if I uninstaill VSTS Shell, it does not impact anything.</p>
  
  <p>thanks in advance,
  George</p>