Software Requirements
Supported system and application software for accessing Microsoft Online Services are shown in the following table.
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Software
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Supported version
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Operating systems
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Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Starter
Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows
Vista Business
Windows
Vista Enterprise
Windows
Vista Home
Windows
Vista Ultimate
Windows XP Professional (SP2)
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (SP2)
Windows Server 2003 (SP2)
Macintosh OS X (10.4)
Macintosh OS X (10.6)
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System software
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Microsoft
.NET Framework 3.0 SP1 or Microsoft
.NET Framework 3.5
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In Office Live Meeting
, Macintosh OS X clients will not have access to voice, video, or client-side recording.
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Browser software
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Windows
Internet Explorer
8 (on Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP)
Windows
Internet Explorer
7 (on Windows Vista and Windows XP)
Microsoft
Internet Explorer
6 (on Windows XP)
Note
Windows
Internet Explorer
8 is recommended for the Microsoft Online Services Administration Center.
Firefox 3
Safari 3 (on Macintosh OS X 10.5)
Note
The Microsoft Online Services Sign In application does not support Firefox.
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E-mail client software
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Microsoft
Outlook 2010
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (SP1) (Recommended)
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Note
Office Outlook 2007 without SP1 will not have access to calendar free/busy information.
The Microsoft Exchange Online Connector for Office Outlook 2003 SP3 must be installed to use the free/busy information and offline address book (OAB) features. For more information, see About Microsoft Exchange Online Connector for Office Outlook 2003.
Microsoft Entourage 2004 (on Macintosh OS X 10.4)
Microsoft Entourage 2008 (on Macintosh OS X 10.5)
Mail for Exchange (on Nokia)
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Microsoft Online Services Sign In application
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.NET Framework 3.0 SP1 when running on Windows XP
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Instant messaging software
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Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2
Note
Office Communicator 2007 R2 is not compatible with the 64-bit version of Outlook 2010 and is not supported on Mac OS X.
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Conferencing software
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Microsoft Office Live Meeting
2007 R2
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Office applications on Microsoft SharePoint Online
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Microsoft
Office 2010
Microsoft
Office 2007
Microsoft
Office 2003
Microsoft
Office for Mac 2008
Office for Mac 2004
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Mobile device software
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Mobile devices that are running Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 12, such as those listed below, support synchronization of e-mail, calendars, tasks, and contacts. Administration and other functions require a personal computer and appropriate software.
For mobile device URLs, see URLs for Microsoft Online Services.
Windows Mobile 6
Windows Mobile 6.1
Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Phone 7
Nokia E series and N series
iPhone with firmware 2.0
Note
If your iPhone is currently running iOS 4, you must upgrade your device to iOS 4.0.1 in order to connect to Exchange Online.
Blackberry Internet Service (E-mail synchronization only. Refer to your carrier for setup instructions.)
NotifySync for Blackberry
Hosted Blackberry Enterprise Server (Contact your Microsoft Online Services representative.)
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Hardware Requirements
Hardware requirements for client computers used to connect to Microsoft Online Services are shown in the following table.
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Operating systems
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Hardware requirements
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Windows 7
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1 gigahertz (GHz) Pentium processor and 1 gigabyte (GB) of system RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB of system RAM (64-bit)
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Windows Vista
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1 gigahertz (GHz) Pentium processor and 1 gigabyte (GB) of system RAM
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Windows XP
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500 megahertz (MHz) Pentium processor (recommended 1 GHz) and 256 megabytes (MB) of system RAM
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For more information about client computer hardware required to run the software, visit the Web pages in the following table.
Hardware requirements for mobile devices used to connect to Microsoft Online Services are determined by your Internet service provider, your wireless carrier, and the manufacturer of the mobile device. All of these entities must support the operating system and applications on your mobile device.
Macintosh hardware requirements are determined by the requirements for Macintosh OS X. Visit the Apple Web site for details.