OFFXP: Disk Space Requirements for Microsoft Office (290372)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2002

This article was previously published under Q290372

SUMMARY

The amount of disk space required to install Microsoft Office XP is based on several factors, including the following:
  • The version of Microsoft Windows that your computer is using
  • Whether the System Files Update needs to be installed
  • The versions of Windows components installed, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Data Access Components
  • Whether an earlier version of Office is installed on your computer
  • The type of file system being used (for example, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS)
  • The components that you are installing

MORE INFORMATION

The approximate amount of disk space that is needed to install Office XP is shown in the following table.
   Office SKU                             Install Now   Complete
   -------------------------------------------------------------

   Office Professional with FrontPage     284 MB        576 MB
   Office Professional                    241 MB        530 MB
   Office Standard                        201 MB        477 MB
   Office Small Business                  281 MB        555 MB
				
NOTE: If the System Files Update is required to be installed on your computer, the disk space requirements could be increased by another 50 MB.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/16/2006
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