Hardware and Software Requirements
The code in this book is compiled against the XNA Framework 1.0 Refresh. In order to complete the games and demos in this book the requirements that follow must be met.
Supported Operating Systems
The following operating systems are supported:
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Windows |
XP Home Edition |
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XP Professional Edition |
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XP Media Center Edition |
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Windows |
XP Tablet Edition |
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Windows |
Vista Home Basic Edition |
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Windows |
Vista Home Premium Edition |
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Vista Business Edition |
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Vista Enterprise Edition |
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Vista Ultimate Edition |
Windows XP requires Service Pack 2 or later.
Hardware Requirements
When running XNA Framework games on Windows, a graphics card that supports Shader Model 1.1 is required. This book has samples that use Shader Model 2.0 and a couple that use Shader Model 3.0. To get the most from this book, a graphics card that supports Shader Model 3.0 is required. The graphics card should have the most up-to-date drivers. Updated drivers can be found on the graphics card's hardware vendor Web sites.
When running XNA Framework games on the Xbox 360 console, a hard drive must be connected to the console.
Software Requirements
All of the software required to utilize the XNA Framework on Windows is free: Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express DirectX 9.0c
Instructions on installing the software can be found in Chapter 1, "Introducing the XNA Framework and XNA Game Studio Express."
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