Microsoft KB Archive/829913

= Minimum system requirements for Visio 2007 and for Visio 2003 =

Article ID: 829913

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

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For a Visio 2002 version of this article, see 295283.



SUMMARY
This article describes the minimum system requirements for Microsoft Office Visio 2007 and for Microsoft Office Visio 2003.



MORE INFORMATION
The minimum system requirements to run Visio are listed as follows.

Computer and processor
Visio requires a computer that has an Intel Pentium processor with a clock speed of at least 233 megahertz (MHz). Microsoft recommends a computer with a Pentium III or faster processor.

Memory
Microsoft recommends that your computer have 128 megabytes (MB) or more of RAM.

Available hard disk space
Hard disk requirements vary depending on your configuration. Custom installation choices may require more or less hard disk space. The hard disk requirements for Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007, Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003, and Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003 are listed as follows:
 * Visio Standard 2007

Visio Standard 2007 requires 1.5 gigabyte (GB) of hard disk space.
 * Visio Professional 2003

Visio Professional 2007 requires 1.5 GB of hard disk space.
 * Visio Standard 2003

Visio Standard 2003 requires 160 MB of hard disk space, including 75 MB on the hard disk where the operating system is installed.

The optional installation files cache requires an additional 155 MB of available hard disk space.
 * Visio Professional 2003

Visio Professional 2003 requires 210 MB of available hard disk space, including 75 MB on the hard disk where the operating system is installed.

The optional installation files cache requires an additional 155 MB of available hard disk space.

Operating system
You can run Visio on the following operating systems.

Visio 2007
 * Windows Vista
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later

Visio 2003
 * Windows Vista
 * Microsoft Windows XP or later
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later

Display
A Super VGA monitor with at least 800x600 resolution is required.

Web browser
Visio requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.

Other requirements
Some Visio features have additional requirements. These additional requirements are listed as follows.

Speech recognition
Speech recognition requires the following:
 * A computer with a Pentium II 400 MHz or faster processor.
 * A close-talk microphone.
 * An audio output device.

Internet
Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access. Note that local or long-distance charges may apply.

Inking
Certain inking features require that you run Visio on Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. For more information about Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/default.mspx

Advanced collaboration functionality
A Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services is required for certain advanced collaboration functionality. For more information about Windows SharePoint Services, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/windowsserver/sharepoint/default.aspx

For more information about Visio, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/default.aspx

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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