can i do .NET on windows XP ?

[changintimes]

is there any way i can do .NET on my windows XP home edition ?

[drhowarddrfine]

Yes but I'm not sure what you mean by do. .NET is a framework and not a language.

[JoeySEO]

Yes, you can.First set add on for virtual server,second install framework (2.0) recomment.

[TheBearMay]

IF you're wanting to do ASP.Net on XP Home there is a mod_AspDotNet for Apache 2 that works pretty good.

[sirpelidor]

You should be ok if you are just doing console, or window Form application once you installed the .net Framework.

For asp.net application, it gets a little tricky. First, Window Home doesn't come with IIS. You will have to either hack it (http://adamv.com/dev/articles/iis-on-xp-home) then install .net framework (it is your best interest to have IIS install first before install .net framework) or go with TheBearMay's suggestion by installing Apache2 and then install the mod_AspDotNet module.

Yet, there's a little more to it, the above step is a must, if you are going to use .net framework 1.x, but it is optional if you are going to use .net framework 20.

for .net framework 20 (say if you download and install visual web developer (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/) ) it comes with the internal IIS, so you can run and test your asp.net as a file system instead of HTTP.

In summary, if you just develop from your local home machine and deploy to a server farm; .net 20 + wvd is not a bad idea.

[changintimes]

thanks everyone for the great responses,

hey sirpelidor,

what do you mean by this? i find it interesting,

"Java is great, PHP sucks and .NET can't scale"

[changintimes]

i don't want to put my OS in any danger, i think it is a risk to install IIS on XP home,

i am just learning asp.NET, which framework should i use,

.net framework 1.x - or - .net framework 20 ?

is Visual Web Developer safe for XP home ?

[TheBearMay]

i don't want to put my OS in any danger, i think it is a risk to install IIS on XP home,

i am just learning asp.NET, which framework should i use,

.net framework 1.x - or - .net framework 20 ?

is Visual Web Developer safe for XP home ?
IIS is definitely not supported on XP Home, but like I said earlier Apache has a mod_aspdotnet that works pretty well. If you don't already have the .Net framework installed or intend to upgrade it, do that BEFORE installing the aspdontnet module. Download the Apache 2 HTTPd Server from www.apache.org and install; then download and install the mod_aspdotnet MSI from one of the mirror sites listed at http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/httpd/mod_aspdotnet/ . All of the documentation says that it supports .Net Framework 1.1, but I've run it with the 2.0 Framework too.

As to Visual Web Developer, haven't heard of any problems with it under XP Home.

[changintimes]

thanks BearMay,

think i'll try the visual web developer first since it seems easier to install,

but which is the best way ?

the .net framework / mod_aspdotnet route or the visual web developer route ?