>>I use in in my fast desktop. Works fine. I also installed it in my notebook, an older Dell P4 800Mhz 128 RAM and it is so slow it's unusable.
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>According to the stated minimum requirements, I would suspect that in this case it is the memory which is insufficient, more than the speed.

I know that and I agree. I mentioned it to show that a not so old system, which I suspect is equal or better than many out there right now (it runs XP just fine) is not fit to run VS.Net and I suppose a decent .Net app., so it supports my point elsewhere that .Net also requires an investment in hardware.