To ensure adequate performance, the .NET Framework has the following minimum and recommended system requirements for client and server applications.
Operating System Requirements
The .NET Framework is supported on the following platforms.
Scenario |
Operating system |
Client |
Microsoft® Windows® 98
Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition
Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 Workstation with Service Pack 6.0a or later
Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 Server with Service Pack 6.0a or later
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 family
Note
On all these systems, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.01 or later and Microsoft® Windows® Installer 2.0 or later are also required.
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Server |
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2.0
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server with Service Pack 2.0
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 2.0
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Datacenter Server with Service Pack 2.0
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 family
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Additional Software Requirements
To use additional features such as ASP.NET, COM+ services, and SQL Server .NET Data Provider, you will need the following additional software.
Scenario |
Feature |
Required software |
Client |
SQL Server .NET Data Provider |
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.6 or later |
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Access to system management information |
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) (installed with operating system on Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows XP) |
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COM+ services |
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.0 |
Server |
SQL Server .NET Data Provider |
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.7 |
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ASP.NET |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 |
Hardware Requirements
Scenario |
Required processor |
Recommended processor |
Required RAM |
Recommended RAM |
Client (Windows Forms and Windows Services) |
Pentium 90 MHz* |
Pentium 90 MHz or faster |
32 MB* |
96 MB or higher |
Server |
Pentium 133 MHz* |
Pentium 133 MHz or faster |
128 MB* |
256 MB or higher |
*Or the minimum required by the operating system, whichever is higher.