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4. Required System Configuration
The minimum system configuration required for running ActiveSync
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3.5 is described below.
Microsoft
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ActiveSync
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3.5 System Requirements
Minimum Desktop Computer Requirements
• Microsoft
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Windows
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XP, Microsoft
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Windows
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2000, Microsoft
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Windows
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Millennium Edition, Microsoft
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Windows NT
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Workstation 4.0 with SP 6 or later, or Microsoft
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Windows 98
• Microsoft Outlook
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98 or later required for synchronization to the desktop or portable computer of e-mail,
calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes. (Microsoft Outlook
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2002 recommended)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or later
• Hard disk drive with 12 to 65 MB of available hard disk space (actual requirements will vary based on
selection of features and user’s current system configuration)
• Available 9 or 25-pin communications port (adapter required for 25-pin communications port), infrared port,
or USB port (available for Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows
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XP only)
• One CD-ROM drive
• VGA graphics card or compatible video graphics adapter at 256 color or higher
• Keyboard
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible input device
Options for Windows
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XP, Windows
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2000, Windows
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Millennium Edition, Windows
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NT Workstation
4.0, or Windows
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98
• Audio card/speakers for sound
• Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Office 2000, or Microsoft Office XP
• Modem for remote synchronization
• Ethernet LAN connection for remote synchronization
Requirements for Microsoft Outlook
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2002
• Hard disk space requirements will vary depending on configuration; custom installation choices may require
more or less hard disk space.
• 245 MB of available hard disk space with 115 MB on the hard disk where the operating system is installed
• RAM requirements depend on the operating system used:
• Windows 98, or Windows 98 Second Edition
24 MB of RAM plus an additional 8 MB of RAM for each Office program running simultaneously
• Windows Millennium Edition, or Microsoft Windows NT
32 MB of RAM plus an additional 8 MB of RAM for each Office program running simultaneously
• Windows 2000 Professional
64 MB of RAM plus an additonal 8 MB of RAM for each Office program running simultaneously