System Requirements

System Requirements

You'll need the following hardware and software to build and run the code samples for this book:

• Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4

• Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or Professional Edition

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (included with Visual Studio 2005) or SQL Server 2005

• 600-MHz Pentium or compatible processor (1-GHz Pentium processor recommended)

• 192 MB RAM (256 MB or more recommended)

• Video (800 x 600 or higher resolution) monitor with at least 256 colors (1024 x 768 High Color 16-bit recommended)

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device