User Guide

Software and Hardware Requirements
ABBYY FineReader 7.0 requires the following:
1. PC with Intel
®
Pentium
®
/Celeron
®
/Xeon™, AMD K6/ Athlon™/Duron™ or
compatible processor. Processor must be 200MHz or higher
2. Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000, Windows
®
NT
®
4.0 with
Service Pack 6 or greater, Windows
®
ME/98 (for working with localized inter
faces, corresponding language support is required)
3. 64 MB (Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0), 32 MB (Windows ME/98), plus 16 MB of
RAM for each additional processor (in the case of a multiprocessor system)
4. 150 MB of free harddisk space for typical program installation
5. 70 MB of free harddisk space for program operation
6. TWAINcompatible scanner, digital camera or fax–modem
7. Video card and monitor (min. resolution 800×600)
8. Keyboard, mouse or other pointing device
Note: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later is required to search in recognized pages and
to read news on the ABBYY Community news channel (only for ABBYY FineReader
7.0 Professional Edition).
Installing ABBYY FineReader
The installation program will guide you through installation of ABBYY FineReader . Please
close all applications prior to installing ABBYY FineReader.
To install ABBYY FineReader:
1. Insert the ABBYY FineReader 7.0 CDROM into the CDROM drive.
The installation program will launch automatically.
2. Follow the installation instructions.
If the installation program does not automatically launched:
1. Click the Start button on the Taskbar and select the Settings/Control
Panel.
2. Double–click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Select the Install/Uninstall tab and click the Install button.
4. Follow the installation program instructions.
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ABBYY FineReader 7.0 User’s Guide