Office 97
To use Office 97, you need:
- Personal or multimedia
computer with a 486 or higher
processor
- Microsoft Windows 95
operating system or Microsoft
Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Service Pack 5 or later (will
not run on earlier versions)
- For use on
Windows 95. 8 megabytes (MB)
of RAM 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 Standard hard-disk space
required. 60–167 MB;
approximately 102 MB required
for typical installation,
depending on configuration (use
the Office Upgrade Wizard during
setup to maximize free disk
space)
- Office
Professional hard-disk space
required. 73–191 MB;
approximately 121 MB required
for typical installation,
depending on configuration (use
the Microsoft Office Upgrade
Wizard during setup to maximize
free disk space)
- CD-ROM drive
- 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- or higher-baud modem
(14,400 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
- The 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