I saw this on Darrens blog (Office Rocker! : Is your PC beefy enough for Office 2007?) and decided that I would add to it. One point Darren makes very clear is that Office 2007 will run on Windows XP SP2 or Window Vista (you do not need to have Vista - just as Office 2003 will run on Windows Vista too).
The Office 2007 spec is one of the more comprehensive that I have seen, which is good - just like Vista it scales according to the capabilities of the PC it is running on. You will note that to get grammar checking, contextual spell check and search you would need a 1GB machine, whihc is the minimum recommended spec for a Vista Business machine.
If you are a power user, go for more memory. I run a 1GB machine at the moment, but when I have 10 windows open it can get sluggish swapping between the applications.
Anyway, this is what Darren said:
The hardware spec on our website says a few other interesting things, in small print at the end of this list has some of the exceptions:
- 2 gigahertz (GHz) processor or higher and 1 GB RAM or higher recommended for OneNote Audio Search. Close-talking microphone required. Audio Search not available in all languages.
- Grammar and contextual spelling in Word is not turned on unless the machine has 1 GB memory.
- 512 MB RAM or higher recommended for Outlook Instant Search.
- Send to OneNote 2007 print driver not available on a 64 bit operating system.
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David
Posted
Mon, Apr 30 2007 5:51 PM
by
David Overton