Visual Studio 2008 Page

| Component | Minimum | |-----------|---------| | OS | Windows XP SP2 / Vista / Server 2003 | | CPU | 1.6 GHz | | RAM | 384 MB (1 GB+ recommended) | | Disk | 3 GB (full install) |

Most extensions are on (non-clickonce install via .vsix – though VS2008 uses .msi or .vscontent ). visual studio 2008

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