Standalone Installation
Component Minimum System Requirements (For Standalone Installation)
Operating System Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP (Recommended)
Windows Vista (Recommended)
Database Workstation component of Microsoft SQL Server (MDAC 2.6 or above), SQL Express (Free)
Framework Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0
Processor Minimum 1.0 GHz Pentium (Recommended Pentium 4)
Memory 512 MB (Recommended 1 GB)
Monitor SVGA with 65536 or more colors minimum 800x600 resolution Recommended 1024x768
resolutions with 24-bit colors
CD-ROM Drive Required
USB Drive or CD-Writer Required for backup
Other Microsoft Excel XP/2003, Open Office 2.0 (Optional)
Free Disk Space 1 GBytes
Printer A Windows compatible printer
Pointing Device A mouse, supported by Windows
Network Installation
Component Minimum System Requirements (For Client/Server Installation)
Client Workstation Server
Operating System Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP (Recommended) Windows XP (Running SQL Express)
Windows Vista (Recommended) Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows 2003 Server
(Running SQL Server 2005 or SQL Express)
Database Workstation component of Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or SQL
(MDAC 2.6 or above) Express (Free)
Framework Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0
Processor Minimum 1.0 GHz Pentium Pentium 3 1.0 Ghz or above
(Recommended Pentium 4) (Recommended Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz)
Memory 512 MB (Recommended 1 GB) For a 5-user system: 1 GB (Recommended 2GB)
(More memory will run faster)
Monitor SVGA with 65536 or more colors minimum SVGA with 256 or more colors 800x600 resolution (Recommended 1024x768 minimum 800x600 resolution
resolutions with 24-bit colors)
CD-ROM Drive Required for Installation Required for Installation
USB Drive or CD-Writer Required for Backup Required for Backup
Local Area Network Minimum 10 Mbps Minimum 10 Mbps
(Recommended 100 Mbps) (Recommended 100 Mbps)
Internet Minimum 256 Kbps Minimum 256 Kbps
(Recommended 1 Mbps) (Recommended 1 Mbps)
Other Microsoft Excel XP/2003, Open Office 2.0 (Optional)
Free Disk Space 300 MBytes 1 GBytes
Printer A Windows compatible printer
Pointing Device A mouse, supported by Windows