Is it possible to run a .NET 4.5 app on XP?

Question

First, I have read the following:

• Connect case
• VS case
• and especially this channel9 post

So, from the last bullet, I really th

Answer 1

Sadly, no, you can't run 4.5 programs on XP.

And the relevant post from that Connect page:

Posted by Microsoft on 23/03/2012 at 10:39
Thanks for the report. This behavior is by design in .NET Framework 4.5 Beta. The minimum supported operating systems are Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Windows XP is not a supported operating system for the Beta release.