Windows Minimum Hardware Requirements Table

Windows Minimum Hardware Requirements Table

Processor Memory Hard Disk Space Display Install Media Other

Windows 95

Windows 98

Windows ME

Windows NT

Windows 2000

Windows XP

386DX 20MHz 4 MB

486DX 66MHz 16 MB 165 MB (FAT16) 140 MB (FAT 32) VGA 3.5” Floppy Disk or CD ROM Keyboard

Pentium 150MHz 32 MB

CD ROM Keyboard

CD ROM Keyboard

Pentium 133MHz 64 MB 2 GB HD required 650 MB Free VGA CD ROM or DVD ROM Keyboard

Any 300 MHz+ 128 MB

320 MB VGA

486 12 MB 2GB HD required 110 MB VGA

70 MB VGA 3.5” Floppy Disk or CD ROM Keyboard

1.5 GB SVGA CD ROM or DVD ROM Keyboard

Please study this table often as questions related to this information regularly appear on the A+ OS examination. You may be asked the minimum hardware required by any of these Operating Systems in any category.