Microsoft KB Archive/157874

= Writer 2: Minimum System Requirements =

Article ID: 157874

Article Last Modified on 6/12/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Creative Writer 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157874



SUMMARY
The following are the minimum system requirements to successfully run Creative Writer 2 from the compact disc:


 * Computer: A multimedia PC or compatible with a 486/33 or higher microprocessor.


 * Memory (RAM): 8 MB of RAM (16 MB recommended for best performance).


 * Hard disk space: 16 MB of free disk space for minimum configuration, 22 MB for full configuration. The Web Publishing Wizard requires approximately 1MB of additional space. Also, additional hard disk space is required for creating documents.


 * CD-ROM drive: 2X CD-ROM drive: This CD-ROM drive can transfer data from the CD-ROM at 300 KB per second while using less than 40 percent of the CPU bandwidth and has an average seek time of less than 400 milliseconds. MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) version 2.2 or later.


 * Video display requirements: Super VGA display capable of displaying 256 colors at 640 x 480 resolution. Using more than 256 colors may affect performance. A local bus video card is recommended.

Operating system requirements: Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT, version 4.0 or later.
 * Sound requirements (optional): Windows-compatible 8-bit sound card capable of playing wave sound effects and MIDI music. Speakers or headphones.


 * Internet requirements: To send e-mail packages, you need an e-mail account with an Internet service provider. You also need a separate e-mail program that supports file attachments.

To post web pages, you need an Internet account that supports the posting of personal web pages. This means your account provider must provide space for you to copy files to a server that is accessible to the Internet. Contact your Internet service provider and ask whether your account supports the posting of personal web pages.

For more information on Internet requirements for e-mail and web publishing, see the Readme.doc file on the CD-ROM.

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