Microsoft Agent system requirements

Microsoft Agent was specifically developed to require a minimum of computer resources. Computers of typical specification, manufactured in the past several years, should comfortably accomodate the requirements of Microsoft Agent.

Required:

• Microsoft Windows® 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT® 4.0 (x86), or Windows 2000
• Internet Explorer version 3.02 or later
• A Pentium 100-megahertz (MHz) PC (or faster)
• At least 16 megabytes (MB) of RAM
• At least 1 MB free disk space for the core components
• An additional 2-4 MB free disk space typically for each character you install.
• An additional 32 KB free disk space for each language component (dll).

Recommended:

• An additional 1.6 MB free disk space if you plan to use the Lernout & Hauspie® TruVoice Text-To-Speech Engine for speech output
• An additional 22 MB free disk space if you plan to use the Microsoft Speech Recognition Engine for speech input
• A Windows-compatible sound card
• A compatible set of speakers and microphone

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