.NET Micro Framework System Requirements

System Requirements

Developing for the .NET Micro Framework requires the following:
• Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or better, with Service Pack 1
• .NET Micro Framework SDK version 2 with Service Pack 1 or version 2.5

The free Express editions of Visual Studio cannot be used with the .NET Micro Framework,because they do not allow installing extensions at all. Do not forget to install Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1.