Dot Net and available user base

[sparkle999]

Hi everyone,

 

if I develop a web forms application using c# and the visual studio dot net development tools, to what extent am I restricting my user base? i.e. will a user of my web application need to have any specific software installed on their PC, or is the minimum requirement merely a browser? Is it safe to assume that, even if I use the various controls that come with VS.NET, these all end up as HTML from a client point of view (i.e. as long as the server has the dot net components installed, I am okay)

 

Hope I'm making sense?

 

Many thanks

[mutant]

A browser is the only requirement. If you wanted to host Windows Forms controls in the browser then the client would need the Framework and IE, but that is only if you want to host Windows Forms controls.

[sparkle999]

That's great news - thanks a lot!