Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Palm™ Zire™ 71 Handheld
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System requirements
To install and operate Palm™ Desktop software, your computer system must meet
the requirements described in this section.
Minimum requirements: Windows computers
The minimum requirements for Windows computers are as follows:
■ A Pentium-class PC running one of the following operating systems:
– Windows NT 4.0 Workstation and SP6 or later (requires a serial cradle/cable
sold separately, and administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software)
–Windows 98
–Windows ME
– Windows 2000 Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop
software)
– Windows XP Home or Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm
Desktop software)
■ Internet Explorer 4.01 with SP2 or later
■ 50 megabytes (MB) available hard disk space
■ VGA monitor or better
■ CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software
from
www.palm.com
)
■ Mouse
■ One available USB port or serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately)