The Inspiron 2500 notebook computers are well below specs to run the software that we are running now. They have a Pentium III processor at 1GHZ. They also have a 512MB memory limit. The standard software we are running now requires more than this to work well. While the minimum requirements listed looks like it should run but this is with very limited functionality. Instant search requires 512 MB RAM or higher. Grammar and contextual spelling in Word is not turned on unless the machine has 1 GB memory. Search and Spell Check are some of the features that are used in this set of applications. Our antivirus is a similar issue. The minimum specifications listed on the Symantec Site are surprisingly low. We have tested on computers that are above these specifications and found that the system is unusable until we uninstalled it or the memory was upgraded to at least 1GB. The requirements that the software publishers put out are definitely MINIMUM requirements as most of the time it takes a lot more to make an application run well.

Microsoft Office Professional 2007

Component Requirement Computer and 500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher 1 processor Memory 256 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher 1, 2 2 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation Hard disk if the original download package is removed from the hard drive. Drive CD-ROM or DVD drive Display 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor XP with Service Pack (SP) 2, Windows Server 2003 Operating system with SP1, or later operating system 3 Certain inking features require running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition or later. Speech recognition functionality requires a close-talk microphone and audio output device. Information Rights Management features require access to a Windows 2003 Server with SP1 or later running Windows Rights Management Services.

Connectivity to Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or later is required for certain advanced functionality in Outlook 2007. Instant Search requires Other Microsoft Windows Desktop Search 3.0. Dynamic Calendars require server connectivity.

Connectivity to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or later running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services is required for certain advanced collaboration functionality. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is required for certain advanced functionality. PowerPoint Slide Library requires Office SharePoint Server 2007. To share data among multiple computers, the host computer must be running Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows XP Professional with SP2, or later.

Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, 32 bit browser only. Internet functionality requires Internet access (fees may apply). Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your Additional system configuration and operating system.

1 1 gigahertz (GHz) processor or higher and 512 MB RAM or higher recommended for Business Contact Manager . Business Contact Manager not available in all languages.

2 512 MB RAM or higher recommended for Outlook Instant Search . Grammar and contextual spelling in Word is not turned on unless the machine has 1 GB memory.

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Processor:

32-bit:

• 400 MHz Intel Pentium III (1 GHz for )

64-bit:

1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors:

• Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support • Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support • AMD 64-bit Opteron • AMD 64-bit Athlon

Note: Itanium is not supported.

Operating System:

32-bit:

• Professional/Server/Advanced Server/Datacenter Server/Small Business Server with Service Pack 3 or later • Windows XP Home Edition/Professional with Service Pack 1 or later/Tablet PC Edition/Media Center Edition • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/Datacenter Edition/Web Edition/Small Business Server • Windows Vista (x86) Home Basic Edition/Home Premium Edition/Business Edition/Enterprise Edition/Ultimate Edition • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/ Datacenter Edition/Web Edition

64-bit:

• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later • Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition • Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 • Windows Storage Server 2003 • Windows Vista Home Basic x64 Edition/Home Premium x64 Edition/Business x64 Edition/Enterprise x64 Edition/Ultimate x64 Edition • Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition/Enterprise x64 Edition/Datacenter x64 Edition/Web x64 Edition

Note: If you are using Microsoft Clustering Services, you must install the client on the local volume.

Memory:

32-bit and 64-bit:

• 256 MB of RAM

Hard Disk:

32-bit:

• 600 MB

64-bit:

• 700 MB

Display:

32-bit and 64-bit:

• Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Other Requirements:

32-bit:

• 6.0 or later • Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements: o Microsoft Terminal Server RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) client o Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server

64-bit:

• Internet Explorer 6.0 or later