System
Requirements for Video Streaming
Click
here to
open the Browser/Plug-In Download file with links needed for video streaming.
Video
Streaming uses Microsoft's Windows Media Player. Listed below are the most common
players and the system requirements for each version. For best performance, download
the latest version that complies with your computer system.
Click
on this link to download WindowsMedia™
Player
Click
on this link to download QuickTime
Player
The
following describes Microsoft® Windows Media™ Player and QuickTime system requirements
Windows
Media Player 7.1 System Requirements for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition,
Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium Edition
Minimum
Microsoft Windows® 98, Windows 98 Second
Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows Millennium Edition; Pentium 166 megahertz (MHz)
processor; 32 MB RAM; 16-bit sound card; and 256-color video card.
Recommended
Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition,
Windows 2000, or Windows Millennium Edition; Pentium or AMD Athlon K6 266 MHz
processor or faster; 64 MB RAM; and 24-bit true color video card.
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Windows
Media Player 6.4 for 95 and Windows NT 4 (x86) System Requirements
Minimum
Pentium 90 MHz processor; 16 MB RAM §
16-color display card; 16-bit sound card; Windows 95 (audio, illustrated audio,
and some video) Recommended; Pentium 120 MHz processor or faster §
32 MB or more of RAM; 256-color display card or better;
Windows 95, and Windows NT® Server or
Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3 (audio, illustrated audio, and video)
Recommended
Pentium 120 MHz processor or faster §
32 MB or more of RAM; 256-color display card or better § 28.8-Kbps
or faster modem or Ethernet card; Windows 95, Windows NT® Server or Workstation
4.0 with Service Pack 3 (audio, illustrated audio, and video)
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Windows
Media Player 7.1 for Mac (OS 8.1 to 9.x) System Requirements
Minimum
Apple Mac OS 8.1 or later (Mac OS 8.6
or later recommended); PowerPC 603e 180 MHz or higher processor;
32 megabytes (MB) or higher of RAM with
15 MB assigned to the Player; Virtual Memory turned on; 10 MB of free hard disk space;
Monitor color depth of 256 colors (Millions
of colors recommended); and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 or later (Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5 or later recommended), Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later, or
Netscape Communicator 4.0 or later.
Remember
to follow download instructions. If you have previous versions of Windows Media
Player installed you will need to uninstall them prior to the installation of
WMP
Issue
using multiple versions of a Web browser
The Windows Media plug-in must
be installed in every browser that you want to use to play Windows Media-based
content that is embedded in Web pages. When installing Windows Media Player, you
may be prompted to choose the browser version you want to install the Windows
Media plug-in with. If you want to install the plug-in for more than one version
listed, select a version of the browser, run the installation program again, and
then select another version of the browser.
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Windows
Media Player for Solaris 6.3 System Requirements
Minimum
Solaris 2.5.1 or later (English or Western
European character sets and operating systems only); Sun4m 110 MHz processor or faster;
Sound card and speakers or headphones;
and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or later, or Netscape Navigator 4.04 or later.
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Windows
Media Player Plug-in for Netscape Navigator
If
you are using a Microsoft® Windows OS with Windows Media Player 6.4 and use Netscape
Navigator 3 or later as your browser, you must install the plug-in to use Windows
Media Player 6.4.
Or
if you are using Netscape as your default browser on your Windows OS system, and
are creating Web pages with the embedded Windows Media Player 6.4 using the EMBED
tag, you must also install the plug-in.
Important:
Be sure to install the plug-in AFTER you install Netscape Navigator AND the Player.
If you install Netscape Navigator before you install Windows Media Player 6.4
(for example, if you reformatted your system and are reinstalling your software),
you will not need the plug-in.
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QuickTime
for Mac System Requirements
*
A PowerPC processor-based Macintosh computer.
* At least 32MB of RAM
*
Mac OS 7.5.5 or later
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QuickTime
for Windows System Requirements
* A Pentium-based PC or compatible computer
* At least 32 MB of RAM
* Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP system software
* A Sound Blaster or compatible sound card and speakers
* DirectX version
3.0 or later recommended
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