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As a general rule, if you own a computer, you should verify that you meet the minimum standards and upgrade when necessary. If you plan to purchase a new computer, we strongly suggest you comply with our suggested standards. Most low-end computers already meet or surpass our suggested standards.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or Vista
  • Processor: Pentium4 chip or better
  • RAM: 1GB or more
  • Hard Drive: 80 GB or greater
  • Monitor set to thousands of colors
  • Monitor resolution at 1024 x 768
  • Internet Explorer 7.0 or better
  • MS Office 2003 or better
  • Adobe Acrobat 8.0
  • WinZip compression/extraction software
  • Virus Software: McAfee VirusScan or Norton AntiVirus (latest version)
  • Internet connection: Broadband -- DSL or cable modem
    • Note: Currently, we do not recommend Satellite broadband connections; To date, they have not been tested as sufficiently reliable.
  • Two-button mouse with scroll wheel