Systems running Windows SteadyState should meet the minimum system configuration requirements listed in Table 1 and Table 2 to function as designed.

Table 1: Windows XP System Requirements

Component Requirement

Computer and processor

300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system).

Memory

128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended; 64 MB minimum required.

Hard disk

1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space without Windows Disk Protection, or 4.0 GB of available hard disk space with Windows Disk Protection.

Operating system

Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed.

Other

NTFS file system.

Windows Scripting and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) must be working.

Administrator level access.

Additional

Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration and operating system.

Table 2: Windows Vista System Requirements

Component Requirement

Computer and processor

1 GHz or higher recommended; 800 MHz minimum required.

Memory

Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, and Windows Vista Ultimate: 1 GB of RAM or higher required.

Windows Vista Home Basic: 1 GB of RAM or higher recommended; 512 MB minimum required.

Windows Vista Starter: 512 MB of RAM or higher recommended; 384 MB minimum required.

Hard disk

1.5 GB of available hard disk space without Windows Disk Protection, or 4.0 GB of available hard disk space with Windows Disk Protection.

Operating system

Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Starter, or Windows Vista with SP1 Beta

Other

NTFS file system.

Windows Scripting and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) must be working.

Administrator level access.

Additional

Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration and operating system.