System requirements for Windows Live OneCare (909848)

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System requirements for Windows Live OneCare

Your computer must meet the following minimum requirements for successful installation of Windows Live OneCare.

Note If you are not sure how to find this information, start the installation process anyway. During Setup, Windows Live OneCare will examine the system automatically.

• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Professional with SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition with SP2, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with SP2
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 version 6.0.2900.2180 or a later version
• A CPU clock speed of 300 megahertz (MHz) or faster
• 256 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM)
• 550 MB of available hard disk space on the system partition
• An Internet connection that is 56 kilobits per second (Kbps) or faster
  
  Note We recommend that you have a broadband connection.
• A recordable CD drive, a recordable DVD drive, or an external hard disk
  
  Note This device is required for the backup and restore functionality. It is not required for installing Windows Live OneCare.

Note To install Windows Live OneCare the computer must be connected to the Internet.

Antivirus and firewall program requirements for Windows Live OneCare,

We do not recommend that you install one antivirus or firewall program over another on the same computer. Installing one antivirus or firewall program over another may cause problems.

If you install Windows Live OneCare when other antivirus or firewall programs are also installed on the computer, the computer may run more slowly or Windows Live OneCare may not run.

The following antivirus and firewall programs known to conflict with Windows Live OneCare:

• Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005
• Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005
• Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2005
• McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005
• McAfee VirusScan 2004 version 8.0
• Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2005

During Setup, Windows Live OneCare checks for the programs that are in this list. If it finds one of these programs, Windows Live OneCare notifies you that you must remove the program. To avoid any potential problems, we recommend that you remove all antivirus and firewall software, except for Windows Firewall, before you install Windows Live OneCare.

Note Windows Firewall is part of the Windows XP operating system and cannot be removed.

Permissions requirements for Windows Live OneCare

To install Windows Live OneCare , you must first log on to the computer by using an account that has administrative permissions. To determine the permissions for your account, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type nusrmgr.cpl, and then click OK.
2. Click the Users tab.
   
   The Group column shows the permissions for your account.

For information about Microsoft Windows OneCare Live, visit the following Microsoft Web site: For more information about the installation requirements for Windows Live Live OneCare, visit the following Microsoft Web site: The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.