Can a .NET 3.5 application run on Windows XP Home?

Question

I have built an application in .NET framework 3.5, in C#. I want to know whether it will run on a machine having Windows XP Home Basic Service pack 3.

Thank You, Bibhu

Answer 1

You must install the .NET Framework 3.5 on your Windows XP Home machine.

This will allow you to run standard applications built in C# or .NET in general.

However, you will not be able to serve web applications from the operating system using IIS, because IIS is not supported by XP Home.

Answer 2

It's hard to say about your specific application (as it may have specific OS requirements depending on how you made it), but for .NET 3.5 applications in general, yes, they will run just fine.

Compatibility Matrix: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8z6watww(v=VS.100).aspx

Answer 3

I have tried this many times mostly on my clients who owns internet shops and all I did was install .net framework on each computers and then install the application. It should work fine.

Answer 4

Install .NET Framework 3.5 on the machine you intend to use for running your .net application, then your application will run.