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Specifications for Microsoft Office

Note: items or services required to use certain features:

§                 9600-baud modem; 14,400-baud or higher modem recommended

§                 Multimedia computer required to access sound and other multimedia effects

§                 Microsoft Exchange client or Outlook required to run Office E-mail

§                 8 MB of additional RAM required to run Office E-mail

§                 Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to a service provider

  

System Specifications for Office 2000 (source: Microsoft)

Processor

Personal computer with Pentium 166-megahertz (MHz) or higher required for Microsoft PhotoDraw

Professional, Standard & Small Business Editions:
Personal computer with Pentium 75-MHz or higher

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 95 or later operating system, Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation operating system version 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later

RAM

For Windows 95 or Windows 98

16 megabytes (MB) of RAM for the operating system,
plus an additional 4 MB of RAM for each application running simultaneously (recommend 128 MB)

8 MB required for Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Access, or Microsoft FrontPage;
16 MB for PhotoDraw

8 MB required for Outlook or Access

8 MB required for Outlook

RAM

For Windows NT
Workstation

32 MB of RAM for the operating system,
plus an additional 4 MB of RAM for each application running simultaneously (recommend 128 MB)

8 MB required for Outlook, Access, or FrontPage;
16 MB for PhotoDraw

8 MB required for Outlook or Access

8 MB required for Outlook

Available disk space

Numbers indicate default installation; your hard-disk usage will vary depending on configuration. Choices made during custom installation may require more or less hard-disk space.

Premium
Disc 1
: 252 MB
Word
Excel
Outlook
PowerPoint
Access
FrontPage

Disc 2: 174 MB
Publisher
Small Business
Tools

Disc 3: 100 MB
PhotoDraw

For optimal performance, allow an additional 100 MB of free hard-disk space for user graphics and temporary image caches.

Professional
Disc 1
: 217 MB
Word
Excel
Outlook
PowerPoint
Access

Disc 2: 174 MB
Publisher
Small Business
Tools

Small Business
Disc 1
: 178 MB
Word
Excel
Outlook

Disc 2: 182 MB
Publisher
Small Business
Tools

Standard
Disc 1
: 189 MB
Word
Excel
Outlook
PowerPoint

CD-ROM drive

Yes

Monitor

VGA or higher resolution monitor; Super VGA recommended

Mouse

PS-2 Mouse, Microsoft Mouse or IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device

 

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