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- <h2>System Requirements</h2>
- <h3>Minimum Requirements</h3>
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- <li>Windows XP (SP1 or later), Windows 2000 (SP3 or later), Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista</li>
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- <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/default.aspx">.NET Framework
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- <li>400 MHz processor (Recommended: 800 MHz or faster) </li>
- <li>128 MB RAM (Recommended: 512 MB or more) </li>
- <li>1024 x 768 screen resolution </li>
- <li>50+ MB hard drive space </li>
- <li>64-bit support requires <font size="2">a 64-bit CPU that is
- running an x64 or Itanium edition of Windows XP or Windows Server
- 2003, and 256 MB RAM</font></li>
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- <p>Please note that Paint.NET uses your hard drive to store temporary files related to undo/redo. Because of this,
- actual disk space requirements will depend on the type of actions you perform on an image, and on the size of the
- image.</p>
- <h3>Special System Notes</h3>
- <p>Some systems have special attributes that change the way Paint.NET works or performs:</p>
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- <h3>Dual Core and Dual Processor</h3>
- <p>Paint.NET is optimized for systems with multiple processors or multiple cores. These systems include (but
- are not limited to) those with Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, Intel Pentium D, and AMD Athlon 64 X2 processors. You
- will see a dramatic performance increase over normal single processor systems.</p>
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- <li><h3>64-bit Support</h3>
- </b><p>New for Paint.NET v2.6 is full, native support for 64-bit
- processors. Benefits of 64-bit mode include better performance and
- the ability to work with larger images. This support requires that
- you have both a 64-bit capable processor and a 64-bit operating
- system installed. An example would be an AMD Athlon 64 processor
- with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.</p>
- <p>You do not need to perform any additional configuration steps to
- enable 64-bit mode; as long as both your processor and operating
- system are 64-bit capable, Paint.NET will run in 64-bit mode.</p></li>
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- <h3>Tablet PC support</h3>
- <p>Drawing with the stylus using the paintbrush tool is functional with complete pressure and asynchronous input
- support (it will always keep up, no matter your processor's speed). The shape tools support the asynchronous
- input, but not pressure.</p>
- <p>This feature requires that you are running Windows XP Tablet PC
- Edition.</p>
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- <h3>Windows 2000</h3>
- <p>Printing and scanning are not available because WIA 2.0 (Windows Image Acquisition) is only included in Windows
- XP SP1 or later, and Windows Server 2003. Please see our <a href="FAQ.html">FAQ</a> for more information.
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