Chapter 1 Introduction to Measurement Studio Measurement Computing Edition
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integrated tools) or Visual C#, Visual Basic, or Visual C++ Express
Editions of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Measurement Studio integration tools are not supported in the Visual
Studio 2005 Express Editions.
• Intel Pentium II class processor, 733 MHz or higher
• Video display—800 × 600, 256 colors (16-bit color recommended for
user interface controls)
• Minimum of 256 MB of RAM (512 MB or higher recommended)
• Minimum of 405 MB of free hard disk space for Visual Studio .NET
2003 support and minimum of 385 MB of free hard disk space for
Visual Studio 2005 support
• Microsoft-compatible mouse
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Optional Installation—In order for links from Measurement Studio help
topics to .NET Framework help topics to work, you must install the
Microsoft .NET Framework SDK 1.1 for Visual Studio .NET 2003 or
Microsoft .NET Framework SDK 2.0 for Visual Studio 2005.
Deployment Requirements
To deploy an application built with Measurement Studio .NET class
libraries, the target computer must have a Windows 2000/XP operating
system and the .NET Framework version 1.1 for Visual Studio .NET 2003
or the .NET Framework version 2.0 for Visual Studio 2005.
Installing Measurement Studio
Complete the following steps to install Measurement Studio. These steps
describe a typical installation. Please carefully review all additional
licensing and warning dialog boxes.
Note There are separate installers for Measurement Studio support for Visual Studio
.NET 2003 and Measurement Studio support for Visual Studio 2005. Repeat the
installation instructions to install support for both.
1. Insert the Measurement Studio CD into the CD drive. autorun.exe
automatically starts. If it does not automatically start, double-click the
autorun.exe icon.