The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1)
SUMMARY
This article contains a listing of the system requirements of Microsoft
Office 97 and Microsoft Office 97 SR-1.
MORE INFORMATION
Note that the system requirements for Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 are slightly
different than those for Microsoft Office 97. If your Microsoft Office 97
package includes the logo "Designed for Intel MMX" in the lower-left corner
of the front of the box, you have Microsoft Office 97 SR-1.
To use Microsoft Office 97 or Microsoft Office 97 SR-1, you need:
- Personal or multimedia computer with a 486 or higher processor
- Microsoft Office 97: Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Microsoft
Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5 or later (will not run on earlier
versions)
Microsoft Office 97 SR-1: Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or
later, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5 or later, or Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 or later (will not run on earlier
versions)
- For use on Windows 95: 8 (megabytes) MB of memory required to run
applications individually (12 MB required to run Microsoft Access); more
memory may be required to run additional applications simultaneously
- For use on Windows NT Workstation: 16 MB of memory required to run
applications individually; more memory may be required to run
additional applications simultaneously
- Microsoft Office 97: 73-191 MB hard disk space required; 121 MB required
for typical installation, depending on configuration. Use the Office
Upgrade Wizard during setup to maximize free disk space
Microsoft Office 97 SR-1: 73-191 MB hard disk space required: 125 MB
required for typical installation, depending on configuration. Use the
Office Upgrade Wizard during setup to maximize free disk space
- CD-ROM drive (Coupon enclosed for 3.5" high-density disks. CD-ROM
product contains Microsoft Internet Explorer, additional clip art,
fonts, video files, and sounds not available on 3.5" disks)
- VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (Super VGA, 256-color
recommended)
- Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device
Additional items or services required to use certain features:
- 9600 baud or higher modem (14.4 baud recommended)
- Multimedia computer required to access sound and other multimedia
effects
- Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, or other MAPI-
compliant messaging software required to use e-mail
- Publish to the Web feature in Microsoft Access requires Microsoft
Internet Information Server for Windows NT or Microsoft Personal Web
Server for Windows 95
- Microsoft Exchange Server required for certain advanced workgroup
functionality in Microsoft Outlook
- Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of
a separate fee to a service provider
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