
System requirements
Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Windows
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CPU  | Windows 2000  | Pentium II  | Pentium III  | |
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  | Windows XP/  | Pentium III  | Pentium IV  | |
  | Vista and  | 933 MHz or  | 1 GHz  | |
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RAM | Windows 2000  | 64 MB or more  | 128 MB  | |
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  | and Windows  | 128 MB or more  | 
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  | Windows Vista  | 512 MB or more  | 1 GB  | |
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Free disk  | Windows 2000  | 600 MB or more  | 1 GB  | |
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Windows XP  | 1 GB or more  | 5 GB  | ||
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  | Windows Vista  | 15 GB  | 15 GB or more  | |
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Internet  | Windows 2000/  | 5.0 or higher  | 
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Explorer  | XP and  | 
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  | Windows Vista  | 7.0 or higher  | 
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Note
• For Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Windows Server 2003, users who have an administrator right can install the software.
Macintosh
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Mac OS X 10.4  | • PowerPC  | • 128 MB for a  | 1 GB  | |
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  | G4/G5  | PowerPC based  | 
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Mac OS X 10.5  | • 867 MHz or  | 512 MB (1 GB)  | 1 GB  | |
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3.2 <Software overview>