WorkWORLD^TM is designed to install and operate properly on most personal computers sold during the past few years. You should have no problems installing it on your computer if your PC meets these minimum recommended system requirements:

• Intel Pentium processor (or equivalent)
  
• Windows 98 or later (see below)
  
• 64 MB RAM (as with all Windows applications, WorkWORLD runs better with more RAM.)
  
• 150 MB free hard drive space
  
• CD-ROM drive
  
• Sound Card supported by SAPI 5.1
  
• Internet Explorer (version 6 or later)
  
• Adobe Acrobat Reader or full program (version 7 or later)
  
• 800x600 display resolution minimum (see below).

WorkWORLD is a 32-bit application designed to run under the Microsoft Windows operating system. It requires Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT4 with SP6, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 on your computer. It will not operate with Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. You should check which version of Windows runs on your computer before attempting to install WorkWORLD. You can do this easily from your desktop. Right click on the "My Computer" icon, and then choose Properties. Click the General tab and check the System area. Your system should have Windows 98 or later installed. If it is not, contact Microsoft or your computer manufacturer for updated Windows files, and make certain you have them running properly before you install WorkWORLD.

At resolutions below 800x600 the WorkWORLD interface becomes difficult to use. At a display resolution of 640x480 only one case column can be displayed while answering a question. This will impair your ability to see how the question was answered in other cases. Resolutions lower than 800x600 also reduce the number of questions and outputs that can be seen at the same time and make it difficult to have a useable part of a help screen visible. If your computer is only able to display a limited number of colors (256 or less), WorkWORLD will not look as good as it would with more colors (thousands, or millions) available. On many computers, you may be able to simply select a higher display resolution or deeper color palette. See the documentation that came with your computer for further information about your display adapter.

The amount of required hard disk space and RAM required cannot be stated absolutely, as it depends on how you use your computer and how many programs you have open at once. You must ensure that sufficient disk space remains after installation so that Windows has enough space to operate its swap file. If you want to utilize the World Wide Web hyperlink features of WorkWORLD, you must also ensure that you have enough RAM in your system so that both WorkWORLD and your Internet browser program have access to sufficient memory simultaneously.

The installation of WorkWORLD requires Internet Explorer (version 6 or later) to be resident on the PC. After installation, the operation of WorkWORLD requires Internet Explorer to be installed and set as the default browser. The browser is used to display some Help and Information topics, and also to display many internet links.

NOTE: When installing on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 systems, administrator privileges are required. WorkWORLD will not install without administrator privileges.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Read WorkWORLD on Windows Vista and Windows 7 Systems (Install FAQ #10) for important information about using WorkWORLD with Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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