Wiley Windows Live Essentials and Services 978-0-470-52687-3 用户手册

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or higher for Windows XP). It is recommended that you have 512MB of RAM in your 
computer. If you are using Windows XP, you can get away with only having 128MB of 
RAM; however, 256MB is the recommended minimum if using Windows XP.

Because you are downloading these applications from the Internet, you’ll need an 
Internet connection. If you are using Windows Live Mail, you’ll need to have the con-
nection to send and receive mail.

You should operate with a minimum resolution of 1024x768. Using Windows at a 
lower resolution doesn’t give you much area to work with anyway. Additionally, if you 
plan to use Movie Maker, then you will also need a good video/graphics card. Micro-
soft recommends an ATI Radeon 9500 or higher as well as an nVidia GeForce FX 
5900 or higher. Odds are, if you are using Windows Aero on Windows Vista or later, 
you will likely be able to use Movie Maker.

The last requirement I’ll mention is a browser. If you are going to use the Windows 
Live Toolbar, you will need Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later.

The first steps to using the Windows Live Applications are to download and install 
them. You can download and install any or all of the applications that you want. If 
you choose to not install them all, you can always do the same process over to install 
any additional applications.

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