System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems (304297)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q304297
For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 314865.
For a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version of this article, see 814617.

SUMMARY

This article provides information about how to determine the hardware requirements for different Microsoft Windows operating systems. For more information about hardware requirements, refer to the Microsoft Web sites and the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are described in this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows NT Server

Windows NT Workstation

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

253695 Minimum hardware requirements to install Windows Millennium

Windows 98

182751 Minimum hardware requirements for a Windows 98 installation

Windows 95

138349 Windows 95 installation requirements


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