From f35e0ef6bfa87d9acfe0133573ae2e5aa4aead35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Channon Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 17:29:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update windows-prerequisites.md --- docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md b/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md index 46af3bec67199..cfb2e177adf9f 100644 --- a/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md +++ b/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ You can see the full set of [supported operating systems](https://github.com/dot ## .NET Core dependencies -.NET Core requires the VC++ Redistributable when running on Windows. It is installed for you by the .NET Core installer. You need to install the Visual C++ redistributable manually if you are installing .NET Core via the installer script (`dotnet-install.ps1`). +.NET Core requires the VC++ Redistributable when running on Windows. It is installed for you by the .NET Core installer. You need to install the Visual C++ redistributable manually if you are installing .NET Core via the installer script (`dotnet-install.ps1`) or are attempting to run a compiled stand alone .NET Core application. The Visual C++ Redistributable version differs by Windows version. From 1f858db17f627fb7b7079421454b7fe240ec934e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Channon Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 18:04:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Clarified Visual C++ and Win7/2008 hotifx --- docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md b/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md index cfb2e177adf9f..2db96841fcb03 100644 --- a/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md +++ b/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.devlang: dotnet ms.assetid: c33b1241-ab66-4583-9eba-52cf51146f5a --- -# Prerequisites for Windows development +# Prerequisites for Windows development and/or running .Net Core applications .NET Core development on Windows with Visual Studio requires: @@ -36,16 +36,13 @@ You can see the full set of [supported operating systems](https://github.com/dot ## .NET Core dependencies -.NET Core requires the VC++ Redistributable when running on Windows. It is installed for you by the .NET Core installer. You need to install the Visual C++ redistributable manually if you are installing .NET Core via the installer script (`dotnet-install.ps1`) or are attempting to run a compiled stand alone .NET Core application. +.NET Core requires the VC++ Redistributable when running on Windows. It is installed for you by the .NET Core installer. You need to install the Visual C++ redistributable manually if you are installing .NET Core via the installer script (`dotnet-install.ps1`) or are attempting to run a self-contained .NET Core application. -The Visual C++ Redistributable version differs by Windows version. +[Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145) -* Windows 10 - * [Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145) -* Windows 7+ (not Windows 10) +* Windows 7 & 2008 only * Please make sure that your Windows installation is up-to-date and includes hotfix [KB2533623](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2533623) installed through Windows Update. - * [Universal CRT update](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48234) (you can get more info on what Universal CRT is in [this blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2015/03/03/introducing-the-universal-crt/)) - + ## Visual Studio You need Visual Studio 2015 to develop .NET Core apps. You can download [Visual Studio Community 2015](https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs) for free. From aaf9c938a4df590c5f20af09b90636e6eb649e13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Channon Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 19:05:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Updated after feedback --- docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md b/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md index 2db96841fcb03..165153ce06e95 100644 --- a/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md +++ b/docs/core/windows-prerequisites.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.devlang: dotnet ms.assetid: c33b1241-ab66-4583-9eba-52cf51146f5a --- -# Prerequisites for Windows development and/or running .Net Core applications +# Prerequisites for .NET Core on Windows .NET Core development on Windows with Visual Studio requires: @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ You can see the full set of [supported operating systems](https://github.com/dot [Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145) -* Windows 7 & 2008 only +* Windows 7 and 2008 only * Please make sure that your Windows installation is up-to-date and includes hotfix [KB2533623](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2533623) installed through Windows Update. ## Visual Studio