System Requirements

The following lists indicate the hardware and operating system requirements for Windows and Macintosh:

Windows

• Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, or Windows XP

• Intel Pentium III or Pentium 4 processor

• 192 MB of RAM (256 MB or more recommended)

• 280 MB of available hard-disk space

• Color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card

• 1024 —768 or greater monitor resolution

• CD-ROM drive

• Internet or phone connection required for product activation

Macintosh

• Mac OSX 10.2.4 or higher

• PowerPC processor (G3, G4, or G5)

• 192 MB of RAM (256 MB or more recommended)

• 320 MB of available hard-disk space

• Color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card

• 1024 —768 or greater monitor resolution

• CD-ROM drive

Note  

Adobe ² s minimum requirement of 192 MB of RAM is enough to launch and run the program, but its performance will be clunky . Purchase and install as much memory as you can. After you ² ve installed the memory, be sure to allocate it to Photoshop.