Office 2010 - System requirements for Microsoft Office 2010
This article describes the system requirements for the Microsoft Office 2010 suites. A hardware upgrade should not be necessary when you upgrade to Office 2010 from Microsoft Office 2003 or the 2007 Microsoft Office system. You might need to upgrade a supporting operating system. If you upgrade to Office 2010 from Microsoft Office 2000 or Microsoft Office XP, you must ensure that the hardware and operating system meet the minimum system requirements for the Office 2010 suites.
Office 2010 is supported for both 32-bit and 64-bit client applications. Microsoft recommends that you install Microsoft Silverlight 3 along with Office 2010 to improve the online experience and to power the Office 2010 interactive guides.
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher |
| Hard disk | 3 gigabytes (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 768 or higher-resolution monitor; 1024 × 576 or higher for Excel 2010, OneNote 2010, Outlook 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and Word 2010 |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit) with MSXML 6.0 installed, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit). Terminal Server and Windows on Windows (WOW) (which allows installing 32-bit versions of Office 2010 on 64-bit operating systems) are supported. |
Microsoft Word 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft Word 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher; 512 MB of RAM recommended for co-authoring. |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 576 or higher resolution monitor Video card requirements: Pixel Shader 20 and Vertex Shader 2.0. Driver date later than Nov. 1, 2004. WHQL certified. |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating systems. |
Microsoft Excel 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft Excel 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) OF RAM or higher |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 576 or higher resolution monitor Video card requirements: Pixel Shader 20 and Vertex Shader 2.0. Driver date later than Nov. 1, 2004. WHQL certified. |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating systems. |
Microsoft Outlook 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft Outlook 2010, along with resources to help evaluate the applications and hardware that you might need to get the most out of Outlook 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 512 megabytes (MB) OF RAM or higher recommended for Outlook Instant Search, or when accessing large Outlook Data Files, such as files that are hundreds of megabytes in size or more. |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 576 or higher resolution monitor |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating system. |
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) OF RAM or higher. When embedding video, 512 MB OF RAM is recommended. |
| Hard disk | 1 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 576 or higher resolution monitor Video card requirements: Pixel Shader 20 and Vertex Shader 2.0. Driver date later than Nov. 1, 2004. WHQL certified. |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating systems. |
Microsoft Access 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft Access 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) OF RAM or higher |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk |
| Display | 1024 × 768 or higher resolution monitor |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating systems. |
Microsoft Publisher 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft Publisher 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) or higher |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is remove from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 768 or higher resolution monitor |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating system. |
Microsoft InfoPath 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft InfoPath 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) OF RAM or higher |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 768 or higher resolution monitor |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows 7 or later operating systems. |
Microsoft OneNote 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft OneNote 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) OF RAM or higher |
| Hard disk | 1 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 576 or higher resolution monitor |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating system. |
Microsoft Project Standard 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft Project Standard 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 700-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 512 megabytes (MB) or higher |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | Minimum 800 × 600; 1024 × 768 or higher resolution monitor recommended. |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating systems. |
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher; 512 MB of RAM recommended for co-authoring. |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 576 or higher resolution monitor |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating systems. |
Microsoft Visio 2010 (Premium, Professional, Standard)
The following table lists the system requirements for Microsoft Visio Premium 2010, Microsoft Visio Professional 2010, and Microsoft Visio Standard 2010.
| Component | Requirement |
| Computer and processor | 500-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher |
| Memory | 256 megabytes (MB) or higher. 512 MB OF RAM recommended for co-authoring. |
| Hard disk | 1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk. |
| Display | 1024 × 768 or higher resolution monitor |
| Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 or later operating (32-bit and 64-bit) systems. |
When you choose the product suite or individual program to deploy in the environment, evaluate the computer prior to deployment to ensure it meets the minimum operating system requirements.
More information about Microsoft Office 2010 is available at http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010.
Office 2010 Weblinks / Tools / Resources
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