• PCs with Intel® Celeron®, Celeron® D or Celeron® M processors
• PCs with Intel® Pentium® 3 processors
• PCs with Intel® Pentium® 4 processors not supporting Hyper-Threading technology
• PCs with Intel® Pentium® 4 processors model 541, 531 and 524 supporting Hyper-Threading technology
• PCs with AMDTM AthlonTM XP, DuronTM, GeodeTM or SempronTM processors
• PCs with similar value processors from other manufacturers
• 233 megahertz (MHz) minimum, 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher recommended
• 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM minimum, 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM maximum
• 1.5 GB of available disk space, 120 gigabytes (GB) maximum disk space
• Super VGA 800 x 600 resolution video adaptor
• Monitor
• Keyboard
• Mouse or compatible pointing device
• CD-ROM or DVD drive

The Windows XP Starter Edition Setup Wizard automatically checks your hardware and software and reports any potential conflicts. To ensure a successful installation, however, you should determine whether your computer hardware is compatible with Windows XP Starter Edition before you run the wizard.

You can view the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) at the Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/

Important: Windows XP Starter Edition supports only those devices listed in the HCL. If your hardware isn't listed, contact the hardware manufacturer and request a Windows XP driver for the component. To ensure that programs using 16-bit drivers function properly afterwards, request 32-bit drivers from the software vendor.

During the setup process, you can use upgrade packs to make your existing software compatible with Windows XP Starter Edition. Upgrade packs are available from the appropriate software manufacturers.

Important  With Windows XP Starter Edition, there is no password protection feature. Therefore you won't be required to log on with a unique user account and password to access your system.