.net 4.5 and Server 2003 R2

[JohnS]

Windows Server 2003 is built on the same architecture as Win XP. Both do not support .net 4.5 and both are past end of life support.

SambaPOS V4 now requires .NET 4.5 as 4.0 is too depreciated to use. The decision was made a few months ago to abandon Win XP and .NET 4 support as it restricted programming and was holding SambaPOS back.

Server 2008 and Win 7 are the minimum standards.

[Answered] SambaPOS V4 requires .Net Framework 4.5 [Yes]

I agree fully @emre, SambaPOS V4 should not be held back due to a lack of support by .NET for WinXP. Win7 is a perfect baseline replacement for WinXP. Win7 mainstream support ends Jan 2015, and extended support ends Jan 2020. If MS keeps up with .NET releases we should see a new .NET version late this year, which should allow 2 years from now before we may have this issue again.