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                      SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for
   Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools Beta
                            March 2000
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               (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 2000


This document provides information about the system requirements for 
installing Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools 
Beta.

If you're looking for information about a specific program or 
component, try searching for it in the Microsoft Knowledge Base 
at http://support.microsoft.com.

If you are interested in complementary or late-breaking information 
to supplement the release of the Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 
5.5 and Internet Tools Beta, please view iereadme.txt on your local 
drive in Program Files/Internet Explorer.


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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  Disk-Space Requirements for Internet Explorer 5.5 Installation


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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To run Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools Beta, your system must 
meet the following minimum requirements:

- A 486 with a 66 MHz (megahertz) processor (Pentium processor 
	recommended)

- For Microsoft Windows(R) 95 or Windows 98:
  16 MB (megabytes) of RAM (random access memory) minimum

  For Microsoft Windows NT(R) 4.0:
  32 MB of RAM minimum

- For Microsoft Windows NT 4.0: 
  You must be running Service Pack 3 (or higher)

- Minimal installation (browser only):
  	Required to install:    45 MB
  	Required to run:        27 MB after restart
  Typical installation:
  	Required to install:    70 MB
  	Required to run:        55 MB after restart
  Full installation:
  	Required to install:   111 MB
  	Required to run:        80 MB after restart

- Mouse

- Modem or Internet connection

- CD-ROM drive (if installation is done from a CD-ROM)

- Some components may require additional system resources
  not outlined above.


Disk-Space Requirements for Internet Explorer 5.5 Installation
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Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools Beta Setup installs the 
majority of its files on the drive where the Windows operating 
system is installed, regardless of the installation location you 
chose. To free up space on your hard disk in order to meet the 
Internet Explorer 5.5 disk-space installation requirements, 
you must free up space on the drive where the Windows operating 
system is installed.