Compatibility with Windows XP and Visual Studio 2005

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How far is Open CV 2.4.5 compatible with Visual Studio 2005 running in Windows XP. Will it have any installation problems ? As the controller designed for a specific robot based application is only compatible with Visual Studio 2005, hence I need to decide on the version.

Needs of Open CV : Ellipse fitting, probabilistic machine learning algorithms, homograpy estimation.

Please help me decide on whether it is really advisable to use the Visual Studio 2005. Which version of Open CV is compatible with VS 2005, and what can you recommend.

Thanks in advance.