Required System Configuration

The minimum system configuration required for running ActiveSync® 3.5 is described below.

Microsoft® ActiveSync® 3.5 System Requirements

Minimum Desktop Computer Requirements

•Microsoft® Windows® XP, Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition, Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 with SP 6 or later, or Microsoft® Windows 98

•Microsoft Outlook® 98 or later required for synchronization to the desktop or portable computer of e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes. (Microsoft Outlook® 2002 recommended)

•Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or later

•Hard disk drive with 12 to 65 MB of available hard disk space (actual requirements will vary based on selection of features and user’s current system configuration)

•Available 9 or 25-pin communications port (adaptor required for 25-pin communications port), infrared port, or USB port (available for Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows® XP only)

•One CD-ROM drive

•VGA graphics card or compatible video graphics adapter at 256 color or higher

•Keyboard

•Microsoft Mouse or compatible input device

Options for Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, or Windows 98

•Audio card/speakers for sound

•Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Office 2000, or Microsoft Office XP

•Modem for remote synchronization

•Ethernet LAN connection for remote synchronization

Requirements for Microsoft Outlook® 2002

•Hard disk space requirements will vary depending on configuration; custom installation choices may require more or less hard disk space.

•245 MB of available hard disk space with 115 MB on the hard disk where the operating system is installed

•RAM requirements depend on the operating system used:

•Windows 98, or Windows 98 Second Edition

24 MB of RAM plus an additional 8 MB of RAM for each Office program running simultaneously