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System Requirements for the Visual Studio Tools for Applications IDE

The Visual Studio Tools for Applications integrated development environment (IDE) has the following system requirements.

Component

Requirement

Architecture

x86, x64 (WOW)

Processor

Windows XP

  • Minimum: 1.6 GHz
  • Recommended: 2.2 GHz

Windows Vista

Minimum: 2.4 GHz

RAM

Windows XP

  • Minimum: 384 MB
  • Recommended: 1024 MB

Windows Vista

  • Minimum: 768 MB

Hard Disk Speed
  • Minimum: 5400 RPM
  • Recommended: 7200 RPM

Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (WOW)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Edition 2002 SP2
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Edition 2004 SP2
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition SP1 (WOW)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition SP1 (WOW)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition SP1 (WOW)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition (WOW)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition (WOW)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition (WOW)
  • Windows Vista  

Video
  • Minimum: 1024 x 768
  • Recommended: 1280 x 1024