Where to get .NET Framework SDK
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Microsoft Windows XP (Microsoft Windows XP Professional if you
want to run ASP.NET)
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Microsoft Windows NTŪ 4.0
Note: If you want to simply run .NET applications then you can also run them on
Microsoft Windows XP Home edition, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows
ME) and Windows 98.
Here are some URLs that you will find handy in making your system up-to-date
for above software requirements.
Internet Explorer 6 can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/ie6/default.asp
Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/data/download_270RTM.htm
Various Windows service packs and patches can be obtained from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp
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Where to get .NET Framework SDK
As mentioned earlier .NET framework SDK is freely downloadable from MSDN
site. Visit
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?url
=/msdn-files/027/000/976/msdncompositedoc.xml
and download it now.
The total download size is 137,363,456 bytes (approximately 131 Mb). For your
convenience Microsoft has provided multi-part version of the entire download. If
you are unable to download the SDK from MSDN web site, check out popular PC
magazines around. Many of them contain .NET Framework SDK on their
companion CD.
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Starting the installation
Note: If you already have a previous version of .NET installed on the machine
then it must first be uninstalled. Refer ReadMe files that ship with .NET
framework SDK. These files contain valuable information related to installation,
system requirements and trouble shooting.
In order to start the installation, you need to run the setup program that is
available with the download mentioned above. A wizard will guide you with
necessary process. It will also allow you to select various components of the
framework.
