It may depend on what type of application you are to develop. It is true
that .NET framework can only be installed on Win98se and later. But, if your
app is a web application (AST.NET), then your huge customers do not need
..NET framework at all, a standard web browser is all required (unless you
use .NET Win form controls on your web page, similar to using ActiveX
controls on web page).
Of course, if your app is .NET Win form app, then .NET framework is
required.
Note: System requirement for running .NET app is a bit different from the
requirement to developing .NET app, which basically requires Win2K or later.
"Nobody Is Home" <no****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Simple Q: Does the .Net Framework run on Windows 95/98/Me and does
it run on Windows NT? I know that it does run on 2000 and XP. I
ask because I am lookin at developing an application where a huge
customer base is going to have these OS's and will be relucent to
upgrade.