KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q276243: Microsoft Classic Board Games: Minimum System Requirements

Article: Q276243
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbref kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 12-NOV-2001

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Classic Board Games, version 1.0 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY
=======

This article lists the minimum system requirements that are needed to play
Microsoft Classic Board Games.

MORE INFORMATION
================

To play Microsoft Classic Board Games, you need:

- Multimedia PC with a Pentium 133 MHz or higher processor (Pentium II 266 MHz
  processor recommended)

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

- Microsoft DirectX 7.0a (included on CD-ROM)

- 16 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM) for Windows 95 or Windows 98;
  32 MB or RAM for Windows Me; 64 MB of RAM for Windows 2000

- 40 MB of available hard disk space (an additional 15 MB of disk space is
  required for DirectX 7.0a if it is not already installed on your computer

- Video adapter with 2 MB or more of video memory (4 MB or more recommended)
  capable of displaying a High Color (16 bit) color palette at a screen
  resolution of 800 by 600 pixels

- Super VGA monitor capable of displaying a screen resolution of 800 by 600
  pixels

- Double-speed CD-ROM drive (quad-speed or faster recommended)

- Sound card with speakers or headphones for sound and music playback

- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame cbg boardgames sysreqs requires

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbref kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbHomeMMsearch kbGamesSearch kbClassicBoardGames
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1986-2002.