Compatiability Question

[JC0133]

I am using WPF/XAML in Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 to build a UI that will run on Windows XP.

Will WPF/XAML be compatible with XP?

 

[Leros]

WPF is written on top of .NET. As long as the user has the appropriate .NET framework installed, WPF will work. It looks like .NET 4 has support for XP.

By the way, I got this information from the first result of a google search for "wpf compatibility windows xp"

 

[JC0133]

Thanks, I am still learning about this stuff but after some reading. It looks like MS Visual Studio 2013 uses .Net Framework 4.5 and XP doesn't support that.

 

[LevelSea]

Thanks, I am still learning about this stuff but after some reading. It looks like MS Visual Studio 2013 uses .Net Framework 4.5 and XP doesn't support that.

You can choose your framework when you create a new project. On the new project dialog window, it's at the very top.

 

[brandonb]

As others have said, as long as the project targets .Net Framework 4.0 it will run on XP.

Keep in mind that when using WPF, there are default styles for the visuals, and the XP one by default is pretty horrible. It doesn't render in Luna or whatever the default skin of XP is, it runs more like Windows 2000/classic theme. You can override the style and hard-code an Aero theme in the project but keep that in mind.