OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION

This release of Solid Edge has been certified to run on the following:

• Windows 2000 Professional operating system running Service Pack 3 or 4

• Windows XP Professional operating system running Service Pack 1

• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

Solid Edge V15 requires these versions (or later) to install due to system
files delivered with these versions that Solid Edge relies on for proper operation.
Also taken into consideration is Microsoft's support timeline of these versions. 

Beginning with Version 16, Solid Edge will not install on machines without Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. 

Internet Explorer is not required to be the default browser.

Only 32-bit operating systems are supported.

Insight operations are only supported on Windows 2000 or Windows XP clients. 

It is not recommended that you run Solid Edge on server operating systems.

Windows 95, Windows ME, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 are unsupported operating systems.
Solid Edge will not install on these operating system

HARDWARE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
(Hardware Testing - Click Here)

Optimal Requirements

• CPU
  Intel Pentium®4 or AMD Athlon®

• MEMORY
  512+ megabytes of RAM or more

• GRAPHICS/DISPLAY
  Minimum resolution: 1024x768, OpenGL Accelerator with 65,536 colors

• GRAPHIC CARD AND DRIVER TESTING
  Click here
  
  Refer to the Solid Edge kit for minimum system requirements.

DISPLAY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION

Solid Edge will run on any graphics driver that supports
Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Contact your graphics
driver manufacturer to determine whether their graphics
adapter/driver supports these operating systems.

For optimal performance, it is recommended to use a graphics
card that is designed for CAD applications. For information about
cards used in testing Solid Edge and results, refer to
http://www.solidedge.com/graphics/default.htm.