minimum requirements of VS2008

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_{Wednesday, February 20, 2008 2:48 PM}

can any1 tell me the minimum requuirements for Visual Studio 2008
i am using 996 Mhz processor with 128 MB of RAM and windows XP can I install and run visual studio?

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_{Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:18 PM ✅Answered}

Not that this directly answers your question but to start with, 128 MB for XP will generally make it PAINFULLY slow since XP will constantly use the swap disk since you have so little memory.
So, if XP ain't gunna function well with 128, I would say any other programs running on the OS will hamper it even more.
In fact, I'm running XP pro on a 800/100mhz box with 384megs and although it runs OK, it ain't breaking any speed records.
I use to run VS2005 on a dual proc P2-450 with 256 and it ran fine so I'm guessing you could get away with it if you just dumped a little more memory in.

One other thing to consider is that software, and this goes for all software usually and not just Microsoft, never gets smaller. Your system is probably vintage 1999ish. In the software world, that is ancient. Keeping in mind that the program you want to install on it is 9 years older than it, I'm going to say that your choice to use it as a development box is a bad one.

I haven't looked up the minimum requirements for 2008, but options are...

1. Buy a new system.
2. Find some more memory for the old one. I'd suggest 512 but there could be some limitions on memory size and the amount of slots you have on the motherboard for memory.

I hope that helps.

_{Friday, February 22, 2008 6:12 AM ✅Answered}

• Computer with a 1.6 GHz or faster processor
• Visual Studio 2008 can be installed on the following operating systems:
  • Windows Vista® (x86 & x64) - all editions except Starter Edition
  • Windows® XP (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2 or later - all editions except Starter Edition
  • Windows Server® 2003 (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 1 or later (all editions)
  • Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86 and x64) or later (all editions)
• 384 MB of RAM or more (768 MB of RAM or more for Windows Vista)
• 2.2 GB of available hard-disk space
• 5400 RPM hard drive
• 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution display
• DVD-ROM Drive
• Additional features may require Internet access. Fees may apply.

And for more recommendation: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/01/tip-trick-hard-drive-speed-and-visual-studio-performance.aspx

Thanks