System Requirements for Photo Story 3
Published: October 27, 2004
Here's what you'll need to use Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows.
Processor | Personal or multimedia computer with an Intel P3 700-megahertz (MHz) or equivalent processor | Personal or multimedia computer with an Intel P4 1.7-gigahertz (GHz) or equivalent processor |
Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
Note Requires Windows Genuine Advantage validation. | Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. |
Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM | 512 megabytes (MB) or higher of RAM |
Hard disk | 400 MB of available hard-disk space | 400 MB of available hard-disk space or higher |
Drive | CD-ROM or DVD drive | CD-ROM or DVD drive |
Display | | • | Super VGA (800x600) or higher resolution monitor | | • | Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics support | | • | Video adapter must be compatible with Windows XP |
| | • | Super VGA (800x600) or higher resolution monitor | | • | DirectX 9 or later graphics support | | • | Video adapter must be compatible with Windows XP |
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Audio | | • | Windows XP-compatible sound card and speakers or headphones | | • | Microphone to record narration |
| | • | Windows XP-compatible sound card and speakers or headphones | | • | Microphone to record narration |
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Keyboard and mouse | Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device | Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device |
Other software | Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 | Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 |
Note To play photo stories created with Photo Story 3 for Windows, you will need Windows Media Player 7 or later.
Note To play photo stories created with Photo Story 3 for Windows on Windows Mobile-based devices, you will need Windows Media Player 10 Mobile.
Windows Media Player 10 Mobile is available on many new Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition–based Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. To find out which Windows Mobile-based devices have Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, see the Window Media Player 10 Mobile page.
