Introduction

System Requirements

Single Computer Installation

If you are going to install the software on one computer only, perform a full install.

Multi-Computer Installation

For the multi-computer (Network) edition you must first decide which computer will be your server/main station. The server is the computer that will hold your database and the computer to which all the other computers (clients) will connect. Please check the following table for minimum hardware requirements for server and client computers.

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

 

Full/Single PC/Server

Client

Computer/Processor

Intel PIII 700MHz or Faster

Windows® Certified 233 MHz or higher for Windows XP

Memory

Minimum: 2 GB

Recommended: 3 GB or more

Maximum: Operating system maximum

512 MB RAM

Hard Disk Available

10 GB

500 MB

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Tablet PC, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 7

Software

Acrobat Reader for Manual, Microsoft Word for Letters and Labels (optional). Software ships with SQL Server Express Edition which is limited to 4GB of data. A database exceeding this limit will need to be upgraded to one of the following SQL Server Editions: Workgroup, Standard, or Enterprise.

Backup Media

Any removable storage media e.g. Memory Key, CDR-W, Zip, External Hard Drive.

The My Vision Express installation package comes bundled with the 32-bit version of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 express edition.