Windows Media Services
Windows Media Services enables you to stream multimedia content over networks that range from low-bandwidth, dial-up Internet connections to high-bandwidth, local area networks. When you install Windows Media Services, you can use Complete Installation to install the Windows Media component services and Windows Media Administrator, or you can install only Windows Media Administrator. Install only Windows Media Administrator if you want to remotely administer a Windows Media server.
System Requirements
The following table summarizes the minimum hardware and software requirements for Windows Media Services server components and administrator.
Component |
Recommended |
Minimum for server |
---|---|---|
Processor |
Intel Pentium II 266 megahertz (MHz) or better |
Intel Pentium 90 MHz |
Memory |
128 megabytes (MB) or more |
32 MB of Random Access Memory (RAM) for administrator only; 64 MB of RAM for server |
Network Interface Card (NIC) |
Ethernet card, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) |
Ethernet card, TCP/IP |
Available hard disk space |
21 MB (6 MB for systems files and 15 MB for installation); 500 MB disk space for content storage |
21 MB (6 MB for systems files and 15 MB for installation); adequate disk space for content storage |
Software |
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 or later; Microsoft Windows NT® version 4.0 with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or later |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later; Microsoft Windows 95 with DCOM95 or Microsoft Windows NT Server or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with SP4 |