To produce Pdf documents, the machine to run Aspose.Pdf doesn't need to have Adobe Acrobat installed as Aspose.Pdf itself is a Pdf document creation engine; To view Pdf documents produced by Aspose.Pdf the machine does need at least an Adobe Acrobat Reader . It can be downloaded for free.
System Requirements
Targeting Specific .NET Framework Version
Although Aspose.Pdf references .NET Framework 1.1, it is possible to use it on a machine with only version 1.0 installed. But you need to add an entry to the application configuration file to redirect the references because otherwise the component will try to load assemblies from .NET Framework 1.1. Each assembly that makes up the .NET Framework must be redirected to use .NET Framework version 1.0.
Configuration file is an XML file that can be changed as needed. Developers can use it to change settings without recompiling applications. The name and location of the application configuration file depend on the application's host, which can be one of the following:
Enter the following XML in the application configuration file:
<?xml version ="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<startup>
<requiredRuntime version="v1.0.3705" />
</startup>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" appliesTo="v1.0.3705">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Regcode" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.EnterpriseServices" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Security" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="CustomMarshalers" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Accessibility" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Configuration.Install" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.DirectoryServices" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Drawing.Design" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.ServiceProcess" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.RegularExpressions" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Services" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Windows.Forms" publicKeyToken="b77a5c561934e089" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Xml" publicKeyToken="b77a5c561934e089" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Data" publicKeyToken="b77a5c561934e089" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Design" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Drawing" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System" publicKeyToken="b77a5c561934e089" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Messaging" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="IEExecRemote" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="IEHost" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="IIEHost" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="ISymWrapper" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="mscorcfg" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Management" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.Remoting" publicKeyToken="b77a5c561934e089" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mobile" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="1.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Vsa.Vb.CodeDOMProcessor" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="7.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft_VsaVb" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="7.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Vsa" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="7.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.VisualBasic.Vsa" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="7.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="cscompmgd" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="7.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.JScript" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="7.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.VisualBasic" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="7.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.VisualC" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535" newVersion="7.0.3300.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
For more information see MSDN article http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpcontargetingnetframeworkversion.asp .