System Requirements for Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition

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Microsoft Office 97, Developer Edition combines the developers kits for the Office programs into one all-inclusive kit. Office programs no longer have separate developers kits as do earlier versions of Microsoft Office. The reason for this is that each Microsoft Office program shares a common programming language, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications. To use the Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition, you need:

• Personal or multimedia computer with a 486 or higher processor
  
  
• Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 with Service Pack 5 or later (will not run on earlier versions)
  
  
• For use on Windows 95: 8 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM) required to run programs individually (12 MB required to run Microsoft Access); more memory may be required to run additional programs simultaneously
  
  
• For use on Windows NT Workstation: 16 MB of RAM required to run programs individually; more memory may be required to run programs simultaneously
  
  
• 92-210 MB of available hard disk space required; approximately 140 MB required for a typical installation, depending on configuration. Use the Office Upgrade Wizard during setup to maximize free disk space.
  
  
• CD-ROM drive
  
  
• VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (Super VGA, 256-color recommended)
  
  
• Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft Intellimouse, or compatible pointing device Additional items or services required to use certain features:
  
  
• 9600 or higher baud modem (14.4 baud recommended)
  
  
• Multimedia computer required to use sound and other multimedia effects
  
  
• Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, or other MAPI- compliant messaging software required to use e-mail
  
  
• The "Publish to the Web" feature in Microsoft Access requires Microsoft Internet Information Server for Windows NT or Microsoft Personal Web Server for Windows 95.
  
  
• Microsoft Exchange Server required for certain advanced workgroup functionality in Microsoft Outlook
  
  
• Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to a service provider.