Microsoft KB Archive/254547

= Visio5: Visio 5.0 System Requirements and Installation Information =

Article ID: 254547

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Visio 5.0 Professional
 * Visio 5.0 Standard
 * Visio 5.0 Technical

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This article was previously published under Q254547



SUMMARY
This article lists the system requirements for version 5.0 of Visio Standard, Visio Technical, and Visio Professional. It also explains the differences between the three products' installation options and provides helpful information about installing the upgrade version. Refer to this article as a supplement to the installation instructions located on the back of the CD-ROM envelope.

NOTE: The information in this article does not apply to Visio Enterprise 5.0. For Visio Enterprise system requirements and product information, please see the following Web address:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio/

System requirements

 * Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.


 * 486/66 or higher processor. Pentium recommended.


 * CD-ROM (for installation only).


 * 16 MB RAM recommended for Windows 95; 24 MB recommended for Windows NT 4.0.


 * 15 MB of hard-disk space required for minimum installation; up to 100 MB for full installation.

Compact/Laptop Installation
Visio 5.0 requires 15 MB of hard-disk space for the Compact/Laptop installation.

The following table lists the content that Visio 5.0 installs when you choose the Compact/Laptop installation option.

NOTE: The Compact/Laptop installation does not install VBA, DAO, ODBC, the Shape Explorer, or the Visio toolbar buttons for Microsoft Office applications.

See also: the "System Requirements" section at the beginning of this article.

Custom/Complete Installation
The Custom/Complete installation option allows you to select the components that you would like to install. To install the complete product, check all the items on the Setup Options list. By default this installation option includes VBA 5.0, ODBC 3.5 and DAO 3.5.

See also: the "System Requirements" section at the beginning of this article.

Installing the Upgrade Version
To install the Visio 5.0 upgrade, you must own an earlier version of Visio, Visio Technical, or Visio Professional. If you do not own an earlier version of Visio, you need the full Visio 5.0 version.

See also: the "System Requirements" section at the beginning of this article.

If Visio 5.0 Setup detects an earlier version of Visio on your system, it prompts you to remove or back up your existing templates and stencils. Choose the backup option to move all earlier templates and stencils to a backup folder called "Prior Version Files," that the Setup program creates in the main Visio folder. Choose the remove option to remove all of the earlier version's files with the 5.0 files.

Whether you choose to back up or remove the existing files, Visio Setup does not move or replace stencil or template files that you created.

Installing the Upgrade When the Earlier Version Is Not Installed
If you currently own an earlier version of Visio, Visio Technical, or Visio Professional, and the program is no longer installed on your computer, the Setup program for your 5.0 upgrade will prompt you to enter the earlier version's serial number. You can find the serial number for your earlier version on the registration card. If you have the serial number, you do not need to install the earlier version before you upgrade to 5.0.

Network Installation Requirements
To install and use Visio 5.0 on a network, your server must support 32-bit applications and long file names. If you use a Novell server, OS/2 NameSpace must be installed before you install and use Visio 5.0.

For instructions on installing Visio for distribution or shared use from a network server, see the Network.txt file in the main Visio folder, either on the Visio CD or on the computer on which you installed the 5.0 product.

See also: the "System Requirements" section at the beginning of this article.

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