Microsoft KB Archive/131173

= OFF95: Minimum System Requirements for Running Office 7.0 =

Article ID: 131173

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q131173





SUMMARY
The minimum hardware and software requirements for running Microsoft Office version 7.0 for Windows 95 are the following:

OFFICE STANDARD ON FLOPPY DISK

 * Personal computer with a 386DX or higher processor (486 recommended)
 * Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system version 3.51 or later (will not run on earlier versions of Windows)
 * 8 MB of memory to run two programs on Windows 95; 16 MB of memory to run two programs on Windows NT Workstation; more memory recommended to run three or more programs simultaneously on Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation
 * Hard disk space required: 28 MB compact; 55 MB typical; 89 MB custom (maximum)
 * One 3.5-inch high-density disk drive (for Office on floppy disks)
 * One CD-ROM drive (for Office on CD-ROM)
 * VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (SVGA 256-color recommended)
 * Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Options

 * Windows-compatible network required for workgroup functionality and WordMail
 * Microsoft Exchange client required for workgroup functionality and WordMail on Windows NT
 * 2400 or higher baud modem (9600 baud modem recommended)
 * Audio board with headphones or speakers

Keywords: KB131173

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