Can I use Windows XP for Windows Azure development

I have got the Windows Azure Platform account. Fot he development with Windows Azure, can I use computer with Windows XP Professional. If not what environment should i set to start working with Windows Azure, and migrat开发者_如何学Pythoning existing web projects to Windows Azure.

Regards. Pravin.

Since azure uses Windows Server 2008 SP2/R2 as it's core OS, you will need at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 to come close to mimicking the environment in Azure. If you are in a situation where you cannot upgrade your OS then you should look at utilizing a VM for development/testing purposes.

To answer your question, yes you can hack together a solution, is it pretty, no. Would I do it, no way. I also find that I like Windows 7 a lot better than XP or Vista, but I am also work for the man so I am jaded.