Hardware and Software Requirements

You’ll need the following hardware and software to work with the companion content included with this book:

  • Nearly any version of Microsoft Windows, including Vista (Home Premium Edition, Business Edition, or Ultimate Edition), Windows Server 2003 and 2008, and Windows XP Pro.

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition, Visual Studio 2008 Enterprise Edition, or Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition, and Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition.

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, Service Pack 2 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Service Pack 3, or Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

  • The Northwind database of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is used to demonstrate data-access techniques. You can obtain the Northwind ...

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