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• Recommended System Requirements:
  • Software System Requirements:
    • Operating System:
      • 32 Bit:
        • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2 (recommended)
        • Vista™ operating system
      • 64 Bit:
        • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 SP2 (recommended)
        • Vista™ operating system
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)
       
  • Hardware System Requirements:
    • Processor - Multiple processors supported:
      • 32 Bit OS:
        • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ processor, 3 GHz or greater
      • 64 Bit OS:
        • AMD Athlon 64 / AMD Opteron / Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support / Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support
    • RAM:
      • 32 Bit OS: 2 GB (minimum) 3 GB (recommended)
      • 64 Bit OS: 2 GB (minimum) 4 GB (recommended)
    • Hard Drive:
      • 32 Bit OS:
        • Default installation 2 GB
          Full installation 2.5 GB, depending upon installation options
      • 64 Bit OS:
        • Default installation 3 GB
          Full installation 3.5 GB, depending upon installation options
    • Video Card:
      • 32 Bit OS:
        • 128 MB video card (minimum)
        • 256 MB or greater, direct 3D-compatible 3D video card (recommended)
      • 64 Bit OS:
        • 128 MB video card (minimum)
        • 256 MB or greater, direct 3D-compatible 3D video card (recommended)
    • MS Mouse—compliant pointing device - Two-button mouse with scroll wheel is recommended
    • DVD Drive

    The preceding requirements are recommended for effective use of AutoCAD Architecture.

• Software System Requirements:
  • 32-bit Operating System Requirements:
    • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or higher)
    • Microsoft® Vista®
  • 64-bit Operating System Requirements:
    • Microsoft® Vista®
    • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64
  • Required web browser:
    • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 or higher
  • Required supplemental software:
    • DirectX® 9.0c (required)
• Minimum Hardware requirements for 32-bit versions:
  • Intel® Pentium® IV or AMD Athlon® XP or higher processor
  • 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
  • 500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)
  • Hardware-accelerated OpenGL® and Direct3D supported
  • Microsoft Windows-compliant pointing device (optimized for Microsoft IntelliMouse®) - Two-button mouse with scroll wheel is recommended
  • DVD-ROM drive
    
    Note: Apple® computers based on Intel processors and running Microsoft operating systems are not currently supported.
     
• Minimum Hardware requirements for 64-bit versions:
  • Intel® EM64T, AMD Athlon® 64 or higher, AMD Opteron® processor
  • 1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • 500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)
  • Hardware-accelerated OpenGL® and Direct3D supported
  • Microsoft Windows-compliant pointing device (optimized for Microsoft IntelliMouse) - Two-button mouse with scroll wheel is recommended
  • DVD-ROM drive
    
    Note: A number of plugins used in VTD371 Interactive Technologies are not 64bit compliant.

• Recommended System Requirements:
  • Software System Requirements:
    • 32-bit only: Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate/Business/Enterprise, Microsoft® Windows XP (SP2)
      • Note: Windows XP 64 and Windows Vista 64 are supported in 32-bit compatibility mode only.
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)
  • Hardware System Requirements:
    • Intel® Pentium® 4 (3 GHz or higher); AMD Athlon™; multiple processors supported, dual-core supported.
    • 3 GB RAM
    • 5 GB free disk space for installation
    • 1280x1024 display with true color, 1600x1200 or greater recommended (OpenGL® accelerator with full OGL ICD support not required)
    • MS-Mouse compliant - Two-button mouse with scroll wheel is recommended
    • DVD drive

• Software System Requirements:
  • Operating System:
    • Windows® XP Home and TabletPC (SP1 or SP2)
    • Windows Vista® 32 bit (Business, Premium and Ultimate)
    • Windows Vista 64 bit (Business, Premium and Ultimate)
    • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later
    • Recommended
      • Windows® XP Professional (SP2)
      • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Hardware System Requirements:
  • Minimum Recommendations:
    • Intel® Pentium® 4, 1.4 GHz, or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 3 GB free disk space
    • 1280x1024 monitor and display adapter capable of 24-bit color
    • Internet connection for license registration
    • MS-Mouse compliant pointing device - Two-button mouse with scroll wheel Recommended
  • Suggested Recommendations:
    • Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.40 GHz, or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
    • Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
    • 4 GB RAM (2 GB should be adequate for an academic "non production" environment.)
    • 5 GB free disk space
    • Dedicated video card with hardware support for OpenGL® spec 1.3 or later
    • Two-button mouse with scroll wheel

      The preceding requirements are recommended for effective use of Revit Architecture software.

• Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor
• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
• 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
• 2GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)
• 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
• DVD-ROM drive
  

• Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor
• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
• 512MB of RAM
• 64MB of video RAM
• 1GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)
• 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
• DVD-ROM drive

• Windows 2000 SP4 (or) Windows XP (Home Edition and Professional) Windows Vista Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium. If running Windows Vista you must be running Arc/info 9.2 SP4.
• Intel Core Duo, Intel Pentium or Intel Xeon Processors.
  1.6 GHz recommended or higher
  ESRI does not test the ArcGIS products on AMD processors, however, users on the ESRI discussion board have had success with AMD processors.
• 1 GB RAM minimum, 2 GB recommended or higher
  (If using the ArcSDE Personal Edition for Microsoft SQL Server Express software, 2 GB of RAM is required.)
• 1024 x 768 Screen Resolution recommended or higher with greater than 256 color depth
• 500 MB minimum Swap Space
• 1.2 GB Disk Space
• Some features of ArcInfo Desktop 9.2 require a minimum installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or 7.0. If you do not have an installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0/7.0, you must obtain and install it prior to installing ArcInfo.
• In addition, up to 50 MB of disk space maybe needed in the Windows System directory (typically C:\Windows\System32). You can view the disk space requirement for each of the 9.2 components in the Setup program.
• Additional Requirements:
  • 24-bit capable graphics accelerator
  • DVD-ROM drive
  • Additional Requirements for ArcGlobe (as part of 3D Analyst): CPU Speed: 1.6 GHz recommended or higher
  • ArcGlobe will create cache files when used; additional disk space may be required.
  • An OpenGL 1.2 or higher compliant video card is required, with at least 32 MB of video memory, however 64 MB of video memory or higher is recommended.

• Windows Vista™, or Windows^® XP (SP2)
• 1.0-GHz or faster processor (2 GHz recommended)
• 512 MB of RAM (768 MB recommended with Windows Vista)
• 500 MB of free hard-disk space
• 1024 x 768 resolution display, 24-bit color
• CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, or DVD+R burner
• Microsoft^® DirectX ™ 9

• The vendor listings are for information only and not to be considered official recommendations.
• Proof of student status is required for student purchases.