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| The information below describes software and hardware requirements and identifies software technologies that are incompatible with the installation of TI-Nspire™ software.
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| Operating System Requirements
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| TI-Nspire™ computer software products have been tested and verified to install and operate on the following computer operating systems and platforms:
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| • | Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4 |
| • | Windows® XP (Home and Professional version) with Service Pack 2 |
| • | Windows® Vista Home PremiumWindows® Vista Business |
| • | Windows® Vista Ultimate |
| • | Requires version 3.1 MSI V2 of Microsoft® Software Installer. By default the installation process installs and/or upgrades the existing MSI version to version 3.1v2 |
| Minimum Hardware Requirements
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| The computer that will be used to launch and run TI-Nspire™ computer software or TI-Nspire™ CAS computer software must meet the following hardware requirements:
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| • | PIII 900 MHz Pentium-compatible CPU |
| • | Video adapter set at 1024 x 768 screen resolution |
| • | 512 MB of RAM recommended |
| • | Approximately 480 MB of available hard-disk space. (TI-Nspire™ computer software uses approximately 250 MB of hard-disk space for installation. Additional space should be reserved for user-created content) |
| • | To successfully install the software, the installation must take place using an account with administrator rights on the target computer. |
| • | To successfully activate the software, an Internet connection must be available during installation. |
| Supported Network Environments
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| The network installation method of deploying TI-Nspire™ software has been tested and verified on Novell® e-directory™ 8.8, Windows® 2000 and Windows® 2003 domains and Windows® Workgroups.
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| Unsupported Environments
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| • | TI-Nspire™ products will not install on Windows® Server Platforms or on platforms not listed above. |
| • | Currently, TI-Nspire™ does not support installation within a Microsoft® terminal services framework. Citrix® and Microsoft Softgrid® application deployment and support is also not supported at this time. |
| • | Installations on computers running as part of a virtual environment (VMware® and Microsoft® Virtual Machine 2007 as examples) are also not supported at this time. |
| Internet Security Software Compatibility
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TI-Nspire™ computer software is experiencing some compatibility issues (installation failures) with security packages such as Norton® Internet Security suite and Norton® 360. Many of these installation issues may be alleviated by turning off the Internet security software during the installation. If this type of software is already installed on any of your intended computers or laptops, please contact our help desk at ti-cares@ti.com for more information.
Microsoft, Windows, and Microsoft Softgrid are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Citrix is a registered trademark of Citrix Systems Incorporated in the United States and other countries. Norton Internet Security and Norton 360 are registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation in the United States and other countries. Novell e-directory is a registered trademark of Novell Corporation in the United States and other countries. VMWare is a registered trademark of VMWare, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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