Yes, because XP Home does not include a web server.

>I just went out at lunch and bought .Net Academic.
>
>On the box in the Requirements section, it states
>
>"...Limited functionality - Visual Studio .Net Academic does not
>support creating web applications or XML web services when using
>Windows XP Home Edition."
>
>2 Questions:
>
>1) Just to be sure I understan - I have WinXP Home at home, so
>I cannot create web apps on my home PC unless I upgrade to WinXP Pro?
>
>2) Is this true also for .Net Pro?
>
>Thanks