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 Vista Business (SP1)
Windows Vista Enterprise (SP1)
Windows Vista Ultimate (SP1)
Windows Vista Home (SP1)
Windows XP Professional (SP2)
Windows XP Tablet Edition (SP2)
Macintosh OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard)
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System software
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Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP1, or Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Java client 1.4.2 (on Macintosh OS X)
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Java is required only for Microsoft Office Live Meeting. In Office Live Meeting, Macintosh OS X clients will not have access to the record or to presenter information.
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Browser software
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (only on Windows XP)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Note
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is recommended for the Microsoft Online Services Administration Center.
Firefox 3
Safari 3 (on Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard))
Note
The Microsoft Online Services Sign In application does not support Firefox.
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E-mail client software
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Recommended: Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (SP1)
Office Outlook 2007 and 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 must be installed to use the free/busy information and offline address book (OAB) features with Office Outlook 2003. For more information, see About Microsoft Exchange Online Connector for Office Outlook 2003.
Entourage 2004 (on Macintosh OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard)) and Entourage 2008 (on Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard))
Note
Entourage will not have access to the global address list (GAL) or calendar free/busy information.
Mail for Exchange (on Nokia)
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Instant messaging software
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Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2
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Mobile device software
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Mobile devices running Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 12, such as those listed below, are supported for e-mail and messaging only. 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
Nokia E series and N series
iPhone with firmware 2.0
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 Vista
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1 gigahertz (GHz) Pentium processor or faster and 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of system RAM
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Windows XP
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500 megahertz (MHz) Pentium processor or faster (recommended 1 GHz) and 256 megabytes (MB) or more of system RAM
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For more information about client computer hardware required to run the software, visit the appropriate Web pages listed 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.