How do I bypass Visual Studio 2005 SP1 failing to install on Windows 7?

How do I bypass Visual Studio 2005 SP1 failing to install on Windows 7?

I'm trying to install Visual Studio 2005 in Windows 7. When attempting to start, Windows 7 complains that Visual Studio 2005 is incompatible with Windows 7 and offers me to search online for a solution. It comes up with a link to Visual Studio 2005 SP1 for Windows Vista and Windows 7, but when I download it (VS80sp1-KB932232-X86-ENU.exe) and try to run it, it refuses to install saying that

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bert [Entry]

You need to ignore the warning and install VS 2005, then SP1 and then the VS2005-Vista update. Three installs.

bert [Entry]

Consider using Windows XP Mode.