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title: "System Requirements"
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/SysReqs.htm
product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
---

This documentation is for the old version. [Go to the latest Graphics Mill docs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/)

# System Requirements
 
Aurigma Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET requires:
 
.NET Framework 2.0 or higher.
 
**Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package ATL Security Update** which can be downloaded from Microsoft site: [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=766a6af7-ec73-40ff-b072-9112bab119c2↗](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=766a6af7-ec73-40ff-b072-9112bab119c2).
 
Operating systems:
 
- Windows 2000;
- Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit versions);
- Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit versions);
- Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit versions);
- Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit versions).

**Note** 
Additionally, ASP.NET AJAX Controls require to have **ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0** to be installed. You can download it from [http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=77296↗](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=77296).
 
**Note** 
If your application is based on Aurigma Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET and uses Adobe® CMM for color conversion operations, it requires to have Adobe® CMM to be installed. You can download the Adobe® CMM for Windows from the Adobe site: [http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3618↗](http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3618).
 
**Note** 
Web applications based on Aurigma Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET require **Full** trust mode to be run. See the [FAQ: Using Graphics Mill for .NET](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/FAQUsingGraphicsMill.htm.md) topic for more details.
 
The documentation for the Aurigma Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET is distributed in the MS Help 2 format. To browse it you need to have MS Help 2 viewer installed. It is installed along with one of the following Microsoft software:
 
- Visual Studio .NET;
- MSDN Library (must be new MS Help 2 based one);
- Tech Net (must be new MS Help 2 based one);
- .NET Framework SDK;
- Microsoft Office XP Developer.

If you cannot install any of this software, you can download a CHM version, or visit an online help section at our [support center↗](http://www.graphicsmill.com/support).
 
See [installation and redistribution notices](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/Install.htm.md) for the information about the files which should be redistributed to run the applications based on Aurigma Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET properly.