Minimum System Requirements

2007 Microsoft Office System

The 2007 Microsoft Office system includes the following programs:

• Microsoft Office Access 2007

• Microsoft Office Communicator 2007

• Microsoft Office Excel 2007

• Microsoft Office Groove 2007

• Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007

• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager

• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

• Microsoft Office Publisher 2007

• Microsoft Office Word 2007

No single edition of the 2007 Office system installs all of the above programs. Specialty programs available separately include Microsoft Office Project 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, and Microsoft Office Visio 2007.

To run Project Standard or Professional, your computer needs to meet the following minimum requirements:

• 700 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher

• 512 megabytes (MB) RAM or higher

• CD or DVD drive

• 1.5 gigabyte (GB) hard disk space necessary for install; a portion of this disk space will be freed if you select the option to delete the installation files

  Tip 

  Hard disk requirements will vary depending on configuration; custom installation choices may require more or less hard disk space.

• Monitor with minimum 800×600 screen resolution; 1024×768 or higher recommended

• Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device

• Internet connection, 128 kilobits per second (Kbps) or greater, for download and activation of products, accessing Microsoft Office Online and online Help topics, and any other Internet-dependent processes

• Windows Vista or later, Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 2 or later, or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later

• Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or later for Internet functionality