What is the minimum (OS) software requirement for a .NET developed application to run ?

[Takashi Yamamoto]

Hi All,

Need help on the ff questions, please:

1). if I developed a .NET application, what is the earliest OS required to
run the application for end users ?
2). Do I need to bundle any extra support libraries etc to support the
earlier OS's (Win95 etc) ?
3). Hope I don't get flamed for this one - but here goes anyways ... We're
developing an N-tier distributed (i.e. web centric app). We have ditched
Java AWT/SWING and decided to use .NET for the front end (more custom
controls, flashier and more responsive GUI etc - not to mention infinitely
better and more robust GUI IDEs). However, the backend is Oracle and C/C++
code on Linux. I wonder does anyone have any experience (best practises etc)
as to how to bind a .NET frontend to a C/C++ backend running on Linux (or
any other 'nix for that matter)?

Many tia

Takashi

 

[Robert Jacobson]

For #1 and #2:

Minimum requirements for the client are Windows 98. The client has to have
the .Net Framework Redistributable installed (for any OS) plus Internet
Explorer 5.01 or higher; nothing else is necessary.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/technologyinfo/sysreqs/default.aspx

Hope this helps,
Robert Jacobson

 

[Soni]

MDAC 2.7 will also be required to run on 98. its available for
download in the miscrosoft site ..
as for the third query .. i'm waiting for the answer too
good day.

 

[Tappy Tibbons]

Win98 may be the minimum requirement for DOTNET itself to "run", but be sure
to thoroughly investigate any other controls and libraries--Win98 clients
may give you fits when it is time to actually roll your product out.

Most vendors will generalize and say that their products work with Win98,
but there are a lot of areas that they just don't work, or have "known
issues" with no workarounds.

For instance, we had nothing but trouble with Crystal 9 and pretty much
every other reporting controls we tried when the clients tried to print from
their Win98 machines. And by trouble, I mean we have as much time in
researching and troubleshooting Win98 client printing problems using 3rd
party controls as time in developing the apps themselves.

The load and run times are also horrible for all but the simplest of forms
under Win98. That is to be expected though, since most machines still
running Win98 are also pretty old hardware.

We are considering only supporting Windows XP with our dotnet apps. At least
the hardware will be current, and most client problems simply disappear if
they run XP.

For what it's worth....