User Guide

SYSTRAN Desktop 7 User Guide 27
Installing, Activating, and Registering SYSTRAN
Desktop 7
You can initiate the installation of SYSTRAN Desktop 7 using either a purchased DVD or an
executable application (downloaded product) purchased online. Of course, as with all
software installation, there are decisions and choices you will need to make as you proceed.
To use SYSTRAN Desktop 7 your system must meet the following minimum requirements:
Processor
PC with Intel® Pentium® 1.2 GHz processor, or
equivalent AMD® processor, or higher
Memory
Minimum 1GB RAM (Windows XP), 2 GB RAM
(higher Windows versions)
Disk Space
300 MB for base software
100 MB per language pair
500 MB available free space during installation
plus additional space as needed to unzip
downloaded product
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows XP Home, XP Professional,
Windows Vista, or Windows 7
Also, to avail yourself of the full functionality of the SYSTRAN Interactive Translator and the
SYSTRAN Toolbar, you must have the following products installed on your PC:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft® Office® XP, 2003, 2007, or 2010
Web Browsers
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later
(free download available at www.microsoft.com) or
Mozilla® Firefox® 2.x or later
(free download available at www.mozilla.com)
Installing SYSTRAN Products
Procedures for installing new SYSTRAN products depend on the manner in which you
acquired these products.
• Installing from a Downloaded File
• Installing from a Packaged DVD or Backup DVD
You will need a valid serial number to install your SYSTRAN product. If you purchased your
SYSTRAN product in DVD format your serial number will be found inside the DVD container,
and if you purchased your SYSTRAN product online your serial number will be sent to you via
email. Keep your serial number in a safe place in case you need to reinstall your SYSTRAN
product.
Prior to installing any SYSTRAN product you should ensure that your Windows
installation is fully up-to-date. Also, if you are running a version of Microsoft Office prior
to Office 2007, you should ensure that you have installed the Microsoft Office
Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats pack, which allows
these older versions of Office to open and save files created in the newer Microsoft