System Requirements

Article
09/29/2006

Review the tables below to determine the minimum system requirements for running the .NET Framework SDK and the .NET Framework Redistributable.

The .NET Framework SDK

Minimum Requirements
Processor	Intel Pentium class, 133 megahertz (MHz) or higher
Operating System	Microsoft Windows® 2000, with the latest Windows service pack and critical updates available from the Microsoft Security Web site Microsoft Windows XP (Microsoft Windows XP Professional is required to run ASP.NET) Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 (Note: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition and Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server are not supported)
Minimum RAM Requirements	128 megabytes (MB) (256 MB or higher recommended)
Hard Disk	Hard disk space required to install: 600 MB Hard disk space required: 370 MB
Display	Video: 800×600, 256 colors
Input Device	Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
Other	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later is required (click to get Internet Explorer 6.0). Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6 is also required (Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 is recommended).

.NET Framework Redistributable

To run applications on the .NET Framework, you need:

Minimum Requirements
Processor	Intel Pentium class, 90 MHz or higher
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 2000, with the latest Windows service pack and critical updates available from Microsoft Security Web site Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Windows Millennium Edition (Windows ME) Windows 98 (Note: Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server is not supported)
Minimum RAM Requirements	32 MB (96 MB or higher recommended)
Hard Disk	Hard disk space required to install: 160 MB Hard disk space required: 70 MB
Display	Video: 800×600, 256 colors
Input Device	Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
Other	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later is required (click to get Internet Explorer 6.0). Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6 is required (Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 is recommended).