| Operating system |
Microsoft Windows® 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional |
Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional (some features require these operating systems) |
| Processor |
A 233 megahertz (MHz) processor, such as an Intel Pentium II or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processor |
A 500 MHz processor or faster |
| RAM |
64 megabytes (MB) |
128 MB |
| Free hard disk space |
100 MB |
Approximately 300 MB to use System Restore |
| Optical drive |
CD or DVD drive (DVD playback requires compatible DVD decoder software) |
CD-R or CD-RW drive |
| Modem |
28.8 kilobits per second (Kbps) |
56 Kbps or faster |
| Sound card |
16-bit sound card |
Compatible 5.1 multichannel audio sound card (for example, Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 or Sound Blaster Audigy; Echo Audio Layla24 or Mona; or M-Audio Delta 1010, Delta 1010-LT, or Delta 410). |
| Video adapter and monitor |
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution |
Same as minimum configuration |
| Sound output device |
Speakers or headphones |
5.1 multichannel speakers
For more information about device compatibility, see the documentation for your sound card. |
| Software |
Microsoft ActiveSync® (required only if you are using a Windows Powered Pocket PC or Smartphone). For more information about the version of ActiveSync required for your device, see your portable device documentation. |
Same as minimum configuration |
| Internet browser |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or Netscape Navigator 4.7 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 or Netscape Navigator 7.0
Note To support embedding digital media in a Web page, Netscape Navigator 6.x and 7.0 must be used only with the Java 2 Runtime Environment version 1.3.x. |
