Norton SystemWorks 2004 system requirements
Symantec does not provide support for Norton SystemWorks or Norton Password Manager when it is installed on a computer that does not meet the minimum system requirements.
|
|
|
Print this document |
|
|
- We suggest that you print this document before you start. PRINT
If you do not have a printer, write down these steps or bookmark this page. Expand each section by clicking the "+" before you actually print. | |
|
|
|
Minimum system requirements |
|
|
|
|
Norton SystemWorks 2004 |
|
- Supported operating systems
Norton SystemWorks is supported on each of the following Windows operating systems:
-
- Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE
- Windows Me
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition
- Installation of Norton SystemWorks is not supported on Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Macintosh, Linux, BSD, UNIX, or server versions of Windows 2000/XP.
- If you plan to upgrade your Windows operating system from Windows 98/Me to Windows 2000/XP, you must uninstall Norton SystemWorks before upgrading and then reinstall Norton SystemWorks after the upgrade is complete.
|
- Requirements that depend on the operating system:
-
|
Windows® XP Home Edition and Professional Edition |
Windows 2000 Professional Edition |
Windows Me |
Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE |
| Processor |
300 MHz or faster |
133 MHz or faster |
150 MHz or faster |
133 MHz or faster |
| RAM |
128 MB |
64 MB |
32 MB |
32 MB |
| Hard disk space |
150 MB |
150 MB |
150 MB |
150 MB |
| Access rights |
Installation requires administrator privileges |
Installation requires administrator privileges |
|
| |
- Requirements for all installations:
-
- A CD-ROM or DVD drive for software distribution on media
- Internet Explorer, minimum version 5.01 Service Pack 2 required; 6.0 recommended
- A Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
|
- Additional installation requirements for Norton GoBack Personal Edition:
-
- Additional 200 MB of available hard disk space
- Approximately ten percent of your total hard disk space for Norton GoBack history (configurable)
| |
|
|
Norton SystemWorks 2004 Professional |
|
- Supported operating systems
Norton SystemWorks is supported on each of the following Windows operating systems:
-
- Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE
- Windows Me
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition
- Installation of Norton SystemWorks is not supported on Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Macintosh, Linux, BSD, UNIX, or server versions of Windows 2000/XP computers.
- In addition to the operating systems that are supported by Norton SystemWorks, Norton Ghost supports Windows NT, OS/2, and Linux.
- If you plan to upgrade your Windows operating system from Windows 98/Me to Windows 2000/XP, you must uninstall Norton SystemWorks before upgrading, and then reinstall Norton SystemWorks after the upgrade is complete.
|
- Requirements that depend on the operating system:
-
|
Windows® XP Home Edition and Professional Edition |
Windows 2000 Professional Edition |
Windows Me |
Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE |
| Processor |
300 MHz or faster |
133 MHz or faster |
150 MHz or faster |
133 MHz or faster |
| RAM |
128 MB |
64 MB |
32 MB |
32 MB |
| Hard disk space |
180 MB |
180 MB |
180 MB |
180 MB |
| Access rights |
Installation requires administrator privileges |
Installation requires administrator privileges |
|
| |
- Requirements for all installations:
-
- A CD-ROM or DVD drive for software distribution on media
- Internet Explorer, minimum version 5.01 Service Pack 2 required; 6.0 recommended
- A Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
- DirectX 8.0 or later for the Performance Test feature
|
- Additional installation requirements for Norton GoBack Personal Edition:
-
- Additional 200 MB of available hard disk space
- Approximately ten percent of your total hard disk space for Norton GoBack history (configurable)
|
- Norton Ghost requirements
For disaster recovery using Norton Ghost, you must have one of the following drive types:
-
- Floppy disk drive
- Writable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
|
- To use the Norton Ghost backup capability, you must have one of the following devices and appropriate media:
-
- A free local partition
- A secondary or external hard disk, Zip® drive, or other mass storage device
- A CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW device (DVD supported formats include +R, +RW, -R, and -RW)
- Access to a mapped network drive
- A SCSI or ATAPI (QIC157) tape device
| |
|
|
Norton Password Manager 2004 |
|
- Supported operating systems
Norton Password Manager is supported on each of the following Windows operating systems:
-
- Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE
- Windows Me
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition
- Installation of Norton Password Manager is not supported on Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Macintosh, Linux, BSD, UNIX, or server versions of Windows 2000/XP computers.
|
- Requirements that depend on the operating system
-
|
Windows® XP Home Edition and Professional Edition |
Windows 2000 Professional Edition |
Windows Me |
Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE |
| Processor |
300 MHz or faster |
133 MHz or faster |
150 Mhz or faster |
133 Mhz or faster |
| RAM |
128 MB |
64 MB |
32 MB |
32 MB |
| Hard disk space |
23 MB |
23 MB |
23 MB |
23 MB | |
- Requirements for all installations:
-
- A CD-ROM or DVD drive for software distribution on media
- Internet Explorer, minimum version 5.01 Service Pack 2 required; 6.0 recommended
- A Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
|
- Supported Web Browsers for Norton Password Manager:
-
- Internet Explorer version 5.01 Service Pack 2 or later
- America Online 8.0 or later
| | |
|
|
|
Supported third-party programs |
|
|
|
|
Email programs |
|
- Supported email clients
Email scanning is supported for any POP3-compatible and SMTP-compatible email client including:
-
- Microsoft Outlook Express version 4, 5, or 6
- Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000/XP
- Netscape Messenger version 4, Netscape Mail version 6
- Eudora Light version 3, Eudora Pro version 4, Eudora version 5
- Pegasus 4
|
- Email clients that are not supported
Norton AntiVirus does not support the following email clients:
-
- IMAP
- AOL
- POP3 with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). See the online Help for more information about Secure Sockets Layer connections.
- Web-based email such as Hotmail and Yahoo!
- Lotus Notes
|
- Email clients that use SSL
- Norton AntiVirus does not support email connections using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). SSL is a Netscape protocol designed to provide secure communications on the Internet. If you use an SSL connection, you are not protected by Norton AntiVirus.
- If you send email messages through SSL connections, Norton AntiVirus might prevent the emails from being sent. To enable email messages through SSL connections, remove Norton AntiVirus scanning from emails.
|
- To send email through an SSL connection:
-
- 1
- Open Norton SystemWorks.
|
- 2
- Click Options > Norton AntiVirus.
|
- 3
- If you have Norton SystemWorks Professional and you set a password for Options, type the password at the prompt.
|
- 5
- Clear "Uncheck Scan incoming Email (recommended)."
|
- 6
- Clear "Uncheck Scan outgoing Email (recommended)."
| | |
|
|
Instant messenger programs |
|
- The following instant messenger clients are supported:
-
- AOL® Instant Messenger, version 4.7 or later
- Yahoo!® Instant Messenger, version 5.0 or later
- MSN® Messenger, versions 4.6 and 4.7
- Windows® Messenger, version 4.6 or later for Windows XP
| |
|
|
Web browsers |
|
- Norton Password Manager works with the following Web browsers:
-
- Internet Explorer version 5.01 Service Pack 2 or later
- America Online 8.0 or later
| | |
References:
Introduction to Norton SystemWorks 2004
Document ID: 2003072116225907
Last Modified: 04/10/2007
Date Created: 07/21/2003
Operating System(s): Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Product(s): Norton SystemWorks 2004