IntelliMouse Optical: Minimum System Requirements (317916)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical
This article was previously published under Q317916

SUMMARY

This article summarizes the minimum system requirements for Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical with scroll wheel and all customizable buttons.

MORE INFORMATION

The minimum system requirements to use IntelliMouse Optical with scroll wheel and all customizable buttons include the following.

With a Microsoft Windows-based Computer

  • Microsoft IntelliPoint software (included).
  • One of the following operating systems:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
    • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 (SP5) or later
    • Microsoft Windows 2000
    • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Microsoft Windows XP Professional

  • 25 megabytes (MB) of available hard-disk space.
  • A CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.
  • An available PS/2 mouse port or Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your computer. (Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 operating systems do not support USB.)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later to view Help files The minimum system requirements for Internet Explorer 4.01 include the following:

    • Internet Explorer browser software (included)
    • 486DX-based computer with a 66-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor
    • 45 MB of additional hard-disk space
    • 16 MB of RAM on a Windows 95-based computer or Windows 98-based computer
    • 2 MB of RAM on Windows NT 4.0-based computer

With a Macintosh-based Computer

  • Microsoft IntelliPoint software for the Macintosh (included)
  • Macintosh OS 8.6 or 9.x (excluding OS X or later)
  • 15 MB of available hard-disk space
  • A CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive
  • An available USB port
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
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