----------------------------------------------------------SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.

5 and Internet Tools June 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 2000 This document provides information about the system requirements for installing Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools. If you're looking for information about a specific program or component, try searching for it in the Microsoft Knowledge Base at: http://support.microsoft.com. If you are interested in complementary or late-breaking information to supplement the release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools, please view the Readme.txt file on your computer in the Internet Explorer folder in the Program Files folder. -----------------------HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT -----------------------To view Ie.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window. To print Ie.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and then use the Print command on the File menu. CONTENTS ======== SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Disk-Space Requirements for Internet Explorer 5.5 Installation SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== To run Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools, your system must meet the following minimum requirements: - A 486 with a 66 MHz (megahertz) processor (Pentium processor recommended) - For Microsoft Windows(R) 95 or Windows 98: 16 MB (megabytes) of RAM (random access memory) minimum - For Microsoft Windows NT(R) 4.0: 32 MB of RAM minimum You must be running Service Pack 3 (or higher) - For Microsoft Windows(R) 2000: 64 MB of RAM minimum - Minimal installation (browser only): Required to install: 45 MB

Required to run: Typical installation: Required to install: Required to run: Full installation: Required to install: Required to run: - Mouse - Modem or Internet connection

27 MB after restart 70 MB 55 MB after restart 111 MB 80 MB after restart

- CD-ROM drive (if installation is done from a CD-ROM) - Some components may require additional system resources not outlined above. Disk-Space Requirements for Internet Explorer 5.5 Installation --------------------------------------------------------------Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools Beta Setup installs the majority of its files on the drive where the Windows operating system is installed, regardless of the installation location you chose. To free up space on your hard disk in order to meet the Internet Explorer 5.5 disk-space installation requirements, you must free up space on the drive where the Windows operating system is installed.