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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.

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

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
	Access to system management information	Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) (installed with operating system on Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows XP)
	COM+ services	Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.0
Server	SQL Server .NET Data Provider	Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.7
	ASP.NET	Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0

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.