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The XNA Framework Redistributable provides the necessary runtime components to execute a game on Windows that was developed using Microsoft XNA Game Studio 2.0. This release contains improved functionality along with new features. Installation of this runtime is not necessary on systems that already have Microsoft XNA Game Studio 2.0 installed.

The End User License Agreement (EULA) for Microsoft XNA Game Studio 2.0 covers the terms under which developers may use the Redistributable. For full details, please review the Microsoft XNA Game Studio 2.0 EULA.

The runtime components in the XNA Framework Redistributable require .NET Framework 2.0 and the latest version of the DirectX 9 runtime. These additional requirements are available at the links below.

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Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to January 2016.

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A graphics card that supports DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 1.1 is required. (Shader Model 2.0 is recommended and required for some Starter Kits.)

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