Visual Studio requirements

[rob wood]

HI

I am a bit of a newbie, so I apologise for the question.

But, I what to learn about visual studio. I have some experience with Access/VBA,
and would now like to learn about .NET. Can I do this on Windows ME? Or
do I have ot up grade my operating system to 2000 or XP?

Any help would be greatly sprreciated.

[Patrick Troughton]

Hi Rob,

VS.NET requires an NT-based PC in order to do development. So no, you cannot
use Win ME. You must use NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP for development.

/Pat

"rob wood" <wood1e@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>HI
>
>I am a bit of a newbie, so I apologise for the question.
>
>But, I what to learn about visual studio. I have some experience with Access/VBA,
>and would now like to learn about .NET. Can I do this on Windows ME? Or
>do I have ot up grade my operating system to 2000 or XP?
>
>Any help would be greatly sprreciated.

[rob wood]

Hi Pat

So, if I upgraded or bought a new computer which comes with Windows XP Home
would that be ok? Or would I have to purchase XP professional.?


Rob
"Patrick Troughton" <Patrick@Troughton.com> wrote:
>
>Hi Rob,
>
>VS.NET requires an NT-based PC in order to do development. So no, you cannot
>use Win ME. You must use NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP for development.
>
>/Pat
>
>"rob wood" <wood1e@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>HI
>>
>>I am a bit of a newbie, so I apologise for the question.
>>
>>But, I what to learn about visual studio. I have some experience with
Access/VBA,
>>and would now like to learn about .NET. Can I do this on Windows ME? Or
>>do I have ot up grade my operating system to 2000 or XP?
>>
>>Any help would be greatly sprreciated.
>

[Patrick Troughton]

Hi Rob,

I went to Microsoft's web site and it lists the following operating systems
you can use....

Microsoft Windows® XP Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 Workstation
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server

http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic...nfo/sysreq.asp

So, no, it doesn't appear as if Windows XP Home is supported.

/Pat

"rob wood" <wood1e@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Hi Pat
>
>So, if I upgraded or bought a new computer which comes with Windows XP Home
>would that be ok? Or would I have to purchase XP professional.?
>
>
>Rob

[Patrick Troughton]

Hi David,

That's good to know. Which edition (Standard, Profession, Enterprise, etc.)
of VS.NET are you using?

/Pat

"David Williams" <d.w.i.l.l.i.a.m.s.@strohlsystems.com> wrote:
>The issue with WinXP Home is that it does not have IIS installed. If you
>are not interested in developing Web sites in .NET, then I can state
>categorically that VS.NET runs just fine on WinXP Home. (I have it
>installed and use every day on a WinXP Home system.)
>
>HTH
>
>David

[David Williams]

The issue with WinXP Home is that it does not have IIS installed. If you
are not interested in developing Web sites in .NET, then I can state
categorically that VS.NET runs just fine on WinXP Home. (I have it
installed and use every day on a WinXP Home system.)

HTH

David

"Patrick Troughton" <Patrick@Troughton.com> wrote in message
news:3d5132dd$1@10.1.10.29...
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> I went to Microsoft's web site and it lists the following operating
systems
> you can use....
>
> Microsoft Windows® XP Professional
> Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
> Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
> Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 Workstation
> Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
>
> http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic...nfo/sysreq.asp
>
> So, no, it doesn't appear as if Windows XP Home is supported.
>
> /Pat
>
> "rob wood" <wood1e@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >Hi Pat
> >
> >So, if I upgraded or bought a new computer which comes with Windows XP
Home
> >would that be ok? Or would I have to purchase XP professional.?
> >
> >
> >Rob
>

[David Williams]

Enterprise Architect - English

"Patrick Troughton" <Patrick@Troughton.com> wrote in message
news:3d513f7c$1@10.1.10.29...
>
> Hi David,
>
> That's good to know. Which edition (Standard, Profession, Enterprise,
etc.)
> of VS.NET are you using?
>
> /Pat
>
> "David Williams" <d.w.i.l.l.i.a.m.s.@strohlsystems.com> wrote:
> >The issue with WinXP Home is that it does not have IIS installed. If you
> >are not interested in developing Web sites in .NET, then I can state
> >categorically that VS.NET runs just fine on WinXP Home. (I have it
> >installed and use every day on a WinXP Home system.)
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >David
>

[the localhost with the most]

And to add to that, courtesy of MS' recent WebMatrix project, you can even
do ASP.NET development on XP Home too if you wish.

I'd still say that XP Pro is still definitely preferable, but you can get by
on Home if you need to.


"David Williams" <d.w.i.l.l.i.a.m.s.@strohlsystems.com> wrote in message
news:3d513eca$1@10.1.10.29...
> The issue with WinXP Home is that it does not have IIS installed. If you
> are not interested in developing Web sites in .NET, then I can state
> categorically that VS.NET runs just fine on WinXP Home. (I have it
> installed and use every day on a WinXP Home system.)
>
> HTH
>
> David
>
> "Patrick Troughton" <Patrick@Troughton.com> wrote in message
> news:3d5132dd$1@10.1.10.29...
> >
> > Hi Rob,
> >
> > I went to Microsoft's web site and it lists the following operating
> systems
> > you can use....
> >
> > Microsoft Windows® XP Professional
> > Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
> > Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
> > Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 Workstation
> > Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
> >
> > http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic...nfo/sysreq.asp
> >
> > So, no, it doesn't appear as if Windows XP Home is supported.
> >
> > /Pat

[Arthur Wood]

Just to throw another monkey wrench into this discussion, the REAL issue with
XP Home ultimately has to do with being able to run VS.NET- If you are willing
to do a LITTLE (HA) extra work, you can download (FOR FREE, Great Price),
the .NET FRAMEWORK SDK and use ANY text editor you want to create the appliations
(yes, you can even use Notepad), and then use the Command Line Compiler.
This configuartion will even workwith Windows 98 (Yes, you CAN DEVELOP -
Write Code - for VB.NET on Windows 98, you just CAN'T RUN VS.NET there).
The .NET Framework SDK is a BIG download, has ALL ot the .NET Languages
(VB.NET, C#, C++.NET) and ALL of the Documentation and samples. You just
DON'T HAVE VS.NET and the IDE. But hey, it is FREE, yes, FREE!!!!

Arthur Wood



"David Williams" <d.w.i.l.l.i.a.m.s.@strohlsystems.com> wrote:
>Enterprise Architect - English
>
>"Patrick Troughton" <Patrick@Troughton.com> wrote in message
>news:3d513f7c$1@10.1.10.29...
>>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> That's good to know. Which edition (Standard, Profession, Enterprise,
>etc.)
>> of VS.NET are you using?
>>
>> /Pat
>>
>> "David Williams" <d.w.i.l.l.i.a.m.s.@strohlsystems.com> wrote:
>> >The issue with WinXP Home is that it does not have IIS installed. If
you
>> >are not interested in developing Web sites in .NET, then I can state
>> >categorically that VS.NET runs just fine on WinXP Home. (I have it
>> >installed and use every day on a WinXP Home system.)
>> >
>> >HTH
>> >
>> >David
>>
>
>

[Patrick Troughton]

Also, if you're interested in web apps, there's an ASP.NET development tool
called Web Matrix available for free. It's a 1.2 meg download.

http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/default...dex=4&tabid=46

/Pat

"Arthur Wood" <wooda@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>Just to throw another monkey wrench into this discussion, the REAL issue
with
>XP Home ultimately has to do with being able to run VS.NET- If you are
willing
>to do a LITTLE (HA) extra work, you can download (FOR FREE, Great Price),
>the .NET FRAMEWORK SDK and use ANY text editor you want to create the appliations
>(yes, you can even use Notepad), and then use the Command Line Compiler.
> This configuartion will even workwith Windows 98 (Yes, you CAN DEVELOP
-
>Write Code - for VB.NET on Windows 98, you just CAN'T RUN VS.NET there).
> The .NET Framework SDK is a BIG download, has ALL ot the .NET Languages
>(VB.NET, C#, C++.NET) and ALL of the Documentation and samples. You just
>DON'T HAVE VS.NET and the IDE. But hey, it is FREE, yes, FREE!!!!
>
>Arthur Wood