Microsoft Software System Requirements

Windows 7

  • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver


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Windows Vista 32-bit Business Edition Upgrade

  • Processor: 1-gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit(x86) or 1-GHz 64-bit processor
  • Memory: 1 GB of system memory
  • Hard Disk: 40-GB hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space (the 15GB of free space provides room for temporary file storage during the install or upgrade.)
  • Windows Aero-capable graphics card (if you plan to use the AeroGlass features)
    Note This includes a DirectX 9-class graphics card that supports the following:
    • A WDDM driver
    • Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
    • 32 bits pixel
    • 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
     
  • Internal or external DVD drive
  • Internet access capability
  • Audio output capability


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Windows XP Professional

  • Processor: PC with 300 MHz or higher processor recommended; 233 MHz required.
  • Memory: 128 MB RAM
  • Hard Disk: 1.5 GB


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Office 2010

  • Processor: 500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher
  • Memory: 256 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher; 512 (MB) recommended for graphics features
  • Hard Disk: 3 gigabyte (GB)
  • Drive: DVD drive
  • Display: 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows 7, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2 and MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008, or later 32-64 bit OS


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Office 2007

  • Processor: 500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher
  • Memory: 256 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher
  • Hard Disk: 2 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard drive.
  • Drive: DVD drive
  • Display: 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, or later operating system


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Office 2011

  • Processor: Intel only
  • Memory: 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM or higher
  • Hard Disk: 2.5 gigabyte (GB)
  • Drive: DVD drive
  • Display: 1280x800 or higher resolution monitor
  • Operating System: Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later


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Office Mac 2008

  • Processor: Intel-based Macintosh with 500MHz or faster processor
  • Memory: Minimum 1 gigabyte (GB)
  • Hard Disk: 1.5 gigabyte (GB)
  • Drive: DVD drive
  • Display: 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor
  • Operating System: Mac OS X version 10.4.9(Tiger) or a later version of Mac OS.


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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

  • Processor: 1.6 GHz or faster processor
  • Memory: 1GB minimum for 32bit machines, 2GB minimum for 64bit machines
  • Hard Disk: 3GB of available disk space
  • Drive: DVD drive
  • Display: 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor
  • Operating System: Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista with Service Pack 2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2


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Microsoft Visual Studio Academic 2005

  • Computer with a 600 mhz or faster processor
  • Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition can be installed on the following operating systems:
    Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4,
    Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
    Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (WOW)
    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
    Microsoft Windows Server 2003, x64 Editions (WOW)
    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, x64 Editions (WOW)
    Microsoft Windows Vista192 MB of RAM or more
  • 2 GB of available hard-disk space
  • DVD-ROM drive
  • 1024x768 or higher-resolution display with 256 colors
  • Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device


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