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Minimum Setup For ASP.NET MVC 4

Contents

1) Minimum Version of Visual Studio that supports ASP.NET MVC 4 is Visual Studio 2010 SP1 1

2) Minimum Version of Windows that supports Visual Studio 2010 is Windows XP 1

3) Web Server that supports ASP.NET application 1

4) MVC3 and MVC installation 1

5) Running Visual Studio 2010 and checking for MVC project templates 1

1) Minimum Version of Visual Studio that supports ASP.NET MVC 4 is Visual Studio 2010 SP1

1-1) Browse http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#DownloadFamilies_5 to get the free Visual Studio 2010 Edition (the iso file size is approximately 700 MB)

1-2) However, the Express Edition has some limited features. It is recommended that you get the Full Version of Visual Studio 2010.

1-3) If your Visual Studio 2010 is earlier that SP1, you can upgrade it by downloading the version upgrade installer (online and offline) from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23691 (the iso file size is approximately 1.5 GB)

2) Minimum Version of Windows that supports Visual Studio 2010 is Windows XP

2-1) You have to be aware of two things:

a) Windows XP is not designed to be a server. You use this platform for development purpose only. However, it is possible to install a third party web server software that supports ASP.NET such as UltiDev.

b) Windows XP may not have the latest .Net Framework. You need to make sure that .Net version 4 is installed in order to develop ASP.NET MVC 4 web applications.

2-2) Browse http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/5a4x27ek(v=vs.100).aspx to download .NET Framework 4 for x86 (Windows XP)

2-3) Alternatively, browse http://filehippo.com/download_dotnet_framework_4/7391/ to get the right version.

3) Web Server that supports ASP.NET application

3-1) Visual Studio 2010 comes with Internet Information Service (IIS) Express Edition. IIS Express allows you to run your ASP.NET MVC 4 web application. However, it is intended for testing purpose only and you can only host one site at a time.

3-2) Alternatively, you can use UltiDev software to run your ASP.NET applications as a real/production server. Browse http://ultidev.com/products/ to download UltiDev Web Server Pro edition.