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Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Home Edition
- PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended;
233-MHz minimum required;* Intel
Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor
recommended
- 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported;
may limit performance and some features)
- 1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space.*
- Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
- CD-ROM or DVD drive
- Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Additional Items or Services Required to Use Certain Windows XP Features
- For Internet access:
- Some Internet functionality may require Internet access, a Microsoft.
NET Passport account, and payment of a separate fee to a service provider;
local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply
- 14.4 Kbps or higher-speed modem
- For networking:
- Network adapter appropriate for the type of local-area, wide-area,
wireless, or home network you wish to connect to, and access to an
appropriate network infrastructure; access to third-party networks may
require additional charges
- For instant messaging, voice and video conferencing, and application
sharing, both parties need:
- Microsoft .NET Passport account and Internet access
- For voice and video conferencing, both parties also need:
- 33.6 Kbps or higher-speed modem, or a network connection
- Microphone and sound card with speakers or headset
- For video conferencing, both parties also need:
- Video conferencing camera
- Windows XP
- For application sharing, both parties also need:
- 33.6 Kbps or higher-speed modem, or a network connection
- Windows XP
- For remote assistance:
- Both parties must be running Windows XP and be connected by a network
- For sound:
- Sound card and speakers or headphones
- For DVD video playback:
- DVD drive and DVD decoder card or DVD decoder software
- 8 MB of video RAM
- For Windows Movie Maker:
- Video capture feature requires appropriate digital or analog video
capture device
- 400-MHz or higher processor for digital video camera capture
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