Re: VS.Net OS requirement Q

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From: Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] (hirf-spam-me-here_at_gmx.at)
Date: 02/01/04 

Date: 01 Feb 2004 13:19:44 +0100

* John Dann <news@prodata.co.uk> scripsit:
> Looking to get a copy of VS.Net Pro, but slightly confused about
> operating system requirements for installation. Some documentation
> suggests for example that I can't (maybe shouldn't) install on Win XP
> Home, which seems a little odd. Is this an IIS issue? Maybe I can
> install successfully on XP Home but can't do any database-related
> development? Or is it a more total prohibition than that?

Windows XP Home is not a developer operating system. I wouldn't use it
for development. IIS won't run on Windows XP Home and there are some
other issues too.

> My projects, at least initially, will be only Win forms but I would
> liked to have done some simple database work. But I don't really want
> to have to go out and but a copy of XP Pro as well.

Databases will run on Windows XP Home, but make sure you read this
document:

<http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/productinfo/sysreqs/default.aspx> 

-- 
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

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