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Processor

Recommended: 2.4 GHz Dual XEON Processor
Minimum: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III

 

Memory

Recommended: 1 GB
Minimum: 512 MB

 

Hard disk

  • 315 MB for installation from CD-ROM
  • 345 MB for installation from file

Other requirements:

  • Free hard disk space: 300 MB
  • NTFS partition required
  • Sufficient disk space for session log files

 

Operating System

The following operating systems are officially supported:

  • Windows 2000 Professional with SP4
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard SP1
  • Windows XP Professional with SP1a

 

Database

Standard installation:

  • MSDE is automatically installed if it is not already present.
  • Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 is included with the MSDE install.
  • RAM requirements include:

    • 128 MB of RAM (Windows XP)
    • 64 MB of RAM (Windows 2000)
    • 32 MB of RAM for all other operating systems

Sensor-only installation:

  • MSDE is not required.

 

Third-party Software

Included:

  • MDAC 2.8
  • Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment (J2RE), Standard Edition, Version 1.4.x

Not included - needed for console only:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later to run HTML Help
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.x or later to view PDF files

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