Q271532: Encarta 2001: Minimum System Requirements
Article: Q271532
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Last Modified: 26-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Encarta Africana, Third Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Standard 2001 for Windows
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2001 for Windows
- Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001
- Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2001
- Microsoft Encarta World English Dictionary 2001
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SUMMARY
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The following article lists the minimum system requirements that you need to run
the Microsoft Encarta 2001 products listed at the beginning of this article.
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The minimum system requirements that you need to run Encarta Reference Suite
2001 are:
- Multimedia PC with a Pentium 133 MHz or higher processor
- Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, or
Microsoft Windows Millennium (Me) operating system
- 24 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Windows 95 or Windows 98; 32 MB for Windows NT
Workstation or Windows Me; 64 MB for Windows 2000 Professional
- MPC Level 2 compliant quad-speed (4X) or faster CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive
- MPC Level 2 compliant 16-bit sound card with speakers or headphones
- Super VGA, 256-color or higher monitor supporting 640 X 480 or higher
resolution; 800 X 600 screen resolution with 16-bit color recommended
- Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device
- Local bus video adapter with 1 MB or more of video memory
In addition to the standard system requirements, the following requirements apply
to specific products.
Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2001
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In addition to the general hardware requirements, to Encarta Reference Suite
2001, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM versions, you need:
- For the CD-ROM version, up to 215 MB of available hard disk space
- For the DVD-ROM version, up to 155 MB of available hard disk space
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
NOTE: Internet Explorer 5.5 is required in order to run Microsoft Encarta
Interactive World Atlas 2001 and is installed as part of Encarta Interactive
World Atlas 2001 Setup. No additional Web browser is needed, and you can
maintain other default browsers after installation (requires up to 45 MB of
additional hard disk space; 25 MB additional needed during installation).
Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2001 Standard and Deluxe
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In addition to the general hardware requirements, to use Encyclopedia 2001,
Standard and Deluxe versions, you need:
- Up to 70 MB of available hard disk space for Standard Edition, and up to 160
MB of available hard disk space for Deluxe Edition unless installed as a part
of a Reference Suite installation.
To use the Encarta Encyclopedia 2001, "Copy to Hard Disk" feature (multiple-CD
Deluxe Edition only), you need:
- Up to 2.1 gigabytes (GB) of additional hard disk space
NOTE: If you want to run a multiple CD-ROM Encarta product without having to
change CD-ROMs while you run the program, you can copy it to your hard disk
if you have enough available hard disk space. Start the "Copy to Hard Disk"
feature to compare the total available hard disk space with the amount
required to install your Encarta product.
Microsoft Encarta Africana Third Edition
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In addition to the general hardware requirements, to use Africana Third Edition,
you need:
- Up to 70 MB of available hard disk space unless installed as a part of a
Reference Suite installation
To use the Encarta Africana Third Edition, "Copy to Hard Disk" feature
(multiple-CD Deluxe Edition only), you need:
- Up to 1.4 gigabytes (GB) of additional hard disk space
NOTE: If you want to run a multiple CD-ROM Encarta product without having to
change CD-ROMs while you run the program, you can copy it to your hard disk
if you have enough available hard disk space. Start the "Copy to Hard Disk"
feature to compare the total available hard disk space required to install
your Encarta product.
Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001
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In addition to the general hardware requirements, to use Interactive World Atlas
2001, you need:
- Up to 64 MB of available hard disk space unless installed as a part of a
Reference Suite installation
To use the Interactive World Atlas 2001, "Copy to Hard Disk" feature (multiple-CD
Deluxe Edition only), you need:
- Up to 842 MB of additional hard disk space
NOTE: If you want to run a multiple CD-ROM Encarta product without having to
change CD-ROMs while you run the program, you can copy it to your hard disk
if you have enough available hard disk space. Start the "Copy to Hard Disk"
feature to compare the total available hard disk space with the amount
required to install your Encarta product.
Microsoft Encarta World English Dictionary 2001
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In addition to the general hardware requirements, to use Encarta World English
Dictionary, you need:
- Up to 20 MB of available hard disk space unless installed as a part of a
Reference Suite installation
To use the Encarta World English Dictionary 2001, "Copy to Hard Disk" feature,
you need:
- Up to 125 MB of additional hard disk space
NOTE: If you want to run a multiple CD-ROM Encarta product without having to
change CD-ROMs while you run the program, you can copy it to your hard disk
if you have enough available hard disk space. Start the "Copy to Hard Disk"
feature to compare the total available hard disk space with the amount
required to install your Encarta product.
Microsoft Encarta Researcher
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To use Encarta Researcher, not included with Encarta Encyclopedia Standard or
Encarta World English Dictionary, you need:
- Up to 10 MB of additional available hard disk space
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (requires up to 45 MB of additional hard disk
space to run, and up to 25 MB of additional hard disk space during
installation
NOTE: Internet Explorer 5.5 is required in order to run Encarta Researcher and
is installed as part of Encarta Researcher Setup. No additional Web browser
is needed, and you can maintain other browsers as your default browser after
installation.
Microsoft Encarta Yearbook
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To use Encarta Yearbook, Web Links, and monthly online updates, you need:
- Up to 2 MB of additional available hard disk space for each update
- 14.4 Kbps or faster modem
- An account with an Internet service provider (ISP)
NOTE: Access to and use of the Internet may require payment of a separate fee
to an ISP, and telephone charges may apply.
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