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Q274097: Crimson Skies: Minimum System Requirements

Article: Q274097
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
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Keyword(s): kbref kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 22-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Crimson Skies 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a list of the minimum system requirements needed to play
Microsoft Crimson Skies.

MORE INFORMATION
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To play Microsoft Crimson Skies, you need:

- Multimedia PC with a Pentium II 266 MHz or higher processor

- Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows 2000
  operating system

- 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM

- 675 MB of available hard disk space for a typical installation; additional
  250 MB of available hard disk space for the swap file

- Quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive

- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

- DirectX 7.0a or later API (included on CD-ROM)

- DirectX 7.0a or later compatible sound card

- DirectX 7.0a or later compatible PCI or AGP video card with 8 MB of video
  memory capable of displaying 256 or more colors at a screen resolution of 640
  x 480 pixels or higher; Direct3D 7.0a API or later compatible 3D video
  adapter with 8 MB of video memory required for 3D hardware acceleration

- Speakers or headphones required for audio

- Super VGA, 16-bit color monitor

Requirements for multiplayer play:

- 96 MB of RAM required for multiplayer play on Windows 2000-based computers

- 28,800 bits-per-second (bps) or faster modem, local area network with TCP/IP
  or IPX protocol, or null-modem cable required for connection to other
  computers

- Internet access required for Internet play. May require payment of a separate
  fee to an Internet service provider (ISP). Connect time charges may apply.

- To play on Zone.com, you need to have one of the following Web browsers:
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or
  later

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame cs requires sysreqs

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Keywords          : kbref kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbCrimsonSkiesSearch
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Issue type        : kbinfo

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