System information

Outlook/Office 2003 System Requirements
Installation of Outlook 2003 and Office 2003 requires the following minimum
system configuration:
■ PC with Pentium 233MHz or higher. PIII recommended.
■ Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later, or Windows XP or later.
If you are using Windows XP, I recommend installing Service Pack 1 or later
so the Outlook options pages display correctly using Windows XP styles.
■ CD-ROM drive.
■ Super VGA (800×600) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colors. You will
have a much better viewing experience with Office 2003 if you have a
1024×768 or higher resolution monitor.
■ Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device.
■ Minimum of 64MB RAM plus an additional 8MB RAM for each application
running at the same time. A minimum of 128MB RAM is recommended.
■ A minimum of 245MB hard drive space. Complete installation may require
699MB hard drive space or more, depending on which Office 2003 applica-
tions you are installing. Plus, you’ll need additional hard drive space for sav-
ing files and other system requirements for Windows. A practical minimum
of free hard drive space depends on how much data you will be saving from
various applications, but a minimum 2GB of free space is recommended,
including space used for Office 2003 installation.
Optional Office 2003 features may require additional hardware such as a sound
card, printer, microphone, or Tablet PC. See the instructions for the optional features
to see which additional hardware they may require.
Installing Outlook 2003
To install Outlook as part of an Office 2003 installation, insert the Office 2003 CD in
your CD-ROM drive. In most cases the Office installer will start automatically. If the
Office installer doesn’t start, open Windows Explorer and navigate to your CD-ROM
drive. Run Setup.exe in the CD’s main folder to start the Office installer.
Most installations of Outlook 2003 will be performed as part of installing Office
2003, so the references in this appendix will refer to Office 2003. If you are installing
only Outlook 2003, substitute Outlook for Office wherever it appears in this appendix.
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