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TIA
There are a hjalf-dozen different version, each with a different set of
system requirements. You can read about all of them here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/ -- HTH, Kevin Spencer Microsoft MVP ..Net Developer A brute awe as you, a Metallic hag entity, eat us. [quoted text, click to view] "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:40DA23A2-BD7E-4D58-9608-4FA012B8DBAD@microsoft.com... > What's the minimum spec and will VS.NET 2005 run at an acceptable speed on > it? > > TIA > > Johno
[quoted text, click to view] "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:40DA23A2-BD7E-4D58-9608-4FA012B8DBAD@microsoft.com... > What's the minimum spec and will VS.NET 2005 run at an acceptable speed on > it? > > TIA > > Johno Here's an unofficial opinion :) We have VS 2005 running in several classrooms and labs on P4 PC's (3.2 GHz CPU, IIRC) with 2 Gig memory. VS 2005 works quite briskly on that hardware. I have an older Athlon XP 2500 PC in my office with 1 Gig of memory, and I rate VS 2005 performance as acceptable on that hardware. At home (heh, heh), I run it on a dual core A64 at 2.4 GHz with 2 gig of memory and it's very quick (much faster than on the P4's). Bear in mind that I'm not doing 60 project solutions or anything of that nature. IMHO, the more memory the better, and don't go by minimums unless you're a very patient person. -- Peter [MVP Visual Developer] Jack of all trades, master of none.
Use at least 1 GB of RAM.
Just my 2 euro-cents. -- Best regards, Carlos J. Quintero MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio You can code, design and document much faster: http://www.mztools.com "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje news:40DA23A2-BD7E-4D58-9608-4FA012B8DBAD@microsoft.com... [quoted text, click to view] > What's the minimum spec and will VS.NET 2005 run at an acceptable speed on > it? > > TIA > > Johno
---- PIII 850 MHz 512 Mb RAM XP Pro sp2 fully updated -----
and VS 2005 Pro runs well ... the noticeable exceptions are the HUGE delay (typically 30 seconds) on initial invocation of the MSDN Help/Search/Favorites window. This is a known issue (hopefully will be fixed in a sp). I've only used the VC++ preferred environment though. I find that opening some of the Preferences/Property Pages choices have slow initial startups (some sort of initialization) .. but the Compile/Link routine stuff is fast. - Mitch Gallant MVP Security www.jensign.com [quoted text, click to view] "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:03410B41-3AC9-4066-916D-7318DEE8CE40@microsoft.com... > I've just checked out > http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/vspro/details/default.aspx > > Hmm, the minimum hardware specs are a bit vague. My Pentium 600 with 512MB > RAM and 120gig disk and DVD writer seem to fit the spec, but based on the > other response to my post, I think VS.NET 2005 will be, at best, sluggish on > it. > > Johno > > "Kevin Spencer" wrote: > >> There are a hjalf-dozen different version, each with a different set of >> system requirements. You can read about all of them here: >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/ >> >> -- >> HTH, >> >> Kevin Spencer >> Microsoft MVP >> ..Net Developer >> A brute awe as you, >> a Metallic hag entity, eat us. >> >> >> "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:40DA23A2-BD7E-4D58-9608-4FA012B8DBAD@microsoft.com... >> > What's the minimum spec and will VS.NET 2005 run at an acceptable speed on >> > it? >> > >> > TIA >> > >> > Johno >> >> >>
I've just checked out
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/vspro/details/default.aspx Hmm, the minimum hardware specs are a bit vague. My Pentium 600 with 512MB RAM and 120gig disk and DVD writer seem to fit the spec, but based on the other response to my post, I think VS.NET 2005 will be, at best, sluggish on it. Johno [quoted text, click to view] "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
> There are a hjalf-dozen different version, each with a different set of > system requirements. You can read about all of them here: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/ > > -- > HTH, > > Kevin Spencer > Microsoft MVP > ..Net Developer > A brute awe as you, > a Metallic hag entity, eat us. > > > "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:40DA23A2-BD7E-4D58-9608-4FA012B8DBAD@microsoft.com... > > What's the minimum spec and will VS.NET 2005 run at an acceptable speed on > > it? > > > > TIA > > > > Johno > >
I agree that 1GB of RAM is a much better idea. Remember that minimum system
requirements are just that: mimimum. This means the minimum requirements to just run the software. With anything less, you can't run the software. It doesn't mean the minimum requirements for the software to run well. It also means that if you have the minimum, and are running other software concurrently, you no longer have the minimum. VS.Net is a powerhouse of artifical intelligence and functionality. This uses a lot of system resources, both processor and RAM, but especially RAM. To get the best performance out of it, you need to have plenty, and 512 MB just doesn't sound like plenty. -- HTH, Kevin Spencer Microsoft MVP ..Net Developer A brute awe as you, a Metallic hag entity, eat us. [quoted text, click to view] "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:03410B41-3AC9-4066-916D-7318DEE8CE40@microsoft.com... > I've just checked out > http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/vspro/details/default.aspx > > Hmm, the minimum hardware specs are a bit vague. My Pentium 600 with 512MB > RAM and 120gig disk and DVD writer seem to fit the spec, but based on the > other response to my post, I think VS.NET 2005 will be, at best, sluggish > on > it. > > Johno > > "Kevin Spencer" wrote: > >> There are a hjalf-dozen different version, each with a different set of >> system requirements. You can read about all of them here: >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/ >> >> -- >> HTH, >> >> Kevin Spencer >> Microsoft MVP >> ..Net Developer >> A brute awe as you, >> a Metallic hag entity, eat us. >> >> >> "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:40DA23A2-BD7E-4D58-9608-4FA012B8DBAD@microsoft.com... >> > What's the minimum spec and will VS.NET 2005 run at an acceptable speed >> > on >> > it? >> > >> > TIA >> > >> > Johno >> >> >>
I agree, but my system can take a max of 768MB and both memory slots are
full. Looks like I'll need to invest in a new system but I'll try VS.NET on my existing machine first. Thx John [quoted text, click to view] "Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]" wrote:
> Use at least 1 GB of RAM. > > Just my 2 euro-cents. > > -- > > Best regards, > > Carlos J. Quintero > > MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio > You can code, design and document much faster: > http://www.mztools.com > > > "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje > news:40DA23A2-BD7E-4D58-9608-4FA012B8DBAD@microsoft.com... > > What's the minimum spec and will VS.NET 2005 run at an acceptable speed on > > it? > > > > TIA > > > > Johno > >
Thanks for the info.
I'm running Windows 2000 Pro SP4 which uses less memory and resources than XP Pro so your post in encouaging. I'll try VS.NET on my machine and see how it goes. Johno [quoted text, click to view] "Mitch Gallant" wrote:
> ---- PIII 850 MHz 512 Mb RAM XP Pro sp2 fully updated ----- > > and VS 2005 Pro runs well ... the noticeable exceptions are the > HUGE delay (typically 30 seconds) on initial invocation of the MSDN > Help/Search/Favorites window. This is a known issue (hopefully will > be fixed in a sp). > I've only used the VC++ preferred environment though. > I find that opening some of the Preferences/Property Pages choices have > slow initial startups (some sort of initialization) .. but the Compile/Link > routine stuff is fast. > > - Mitch Gallant > MVP Security > www.jensign.com > > "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:03410B41-3AC9-4066-916D-7318DEE8CE40@microsoft.com... > > I've just checked out > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/vspro/details/default.aspx > > > > Hmm, the minimum hardware specs are a bit vague. My Pentium 600 with 512MB > > RAM and 120gig disk and DVD writer seem to fit the spec, but based on the > > other response to my post, I think VS.NET 2005 will be, at best, sluggish on > > it. > > > > Johno > > > > "Kevin Spencer" wrote: > > > >> There are a hjalf-dozen different version, each with a different set of > >> system requirements. You can read about all of them here: > >> > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/ > >> > >> -- > >> HTH, > >> > >> Kevin Spencer > >> Microsoft MVP > >> ..Net Developer > >> A brute awe as you, > >> a Metallic hag entity, eat us. > >> > >> > >> "Johno" <Johno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:40DA23A2-BD7E-4D58-9608-4FA012B8DBAD@microsoft.com... > >> > What's the minimum spec and will VS.NET 2005 run at an acceptable speed on > >> > it? > >> > > >> > TIA > >> > > >> > Johno > >> > >> > >> > >
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