Operating systems

Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 Home Basic

Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Starter

Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows Vista Home

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows XP Professional (SP2)

Windows XP Tablet Edition (SP2)

Windows Server 2003 (SP2)

Macintosh OS X (10.4)

System software

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 or Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Java client 1.4.2 (on Macintosh OS X)

Note

Java is required only for Microsoft Office Live Meeting. In Office Live Meeting, Macintosh OS X clients will not have access to voice, video, or client-side recording.

Browser software

Windows Internet Explorer 8 (on Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP)

Windows Internet Explorer 7 (on Windows Vista and Windows XP

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (on Windows XP)

Note

Windows Internet Explorer 8 is recommended for the Microsoft Online Services Administration Center.

Firefox 3

Safari 3 (on Macintosh OS X 10.5)

Note

The Microsoft Online Services Sign In application does not support Firefox.

E-mail client software

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (SP1) (Recommended)

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Note

Office Outlook 2007 without SP1 will not have access to calendar free/busy information. The Microsoft Exchange Online Connector for Office Outlook 2003 SP3 must be installed to use the free/busy information and offline address book (OAB) features. For more information, see About Microsoft Exchange Online Connector for Office Outlook 2003.

Entourage 2004 (on Macintosh OS X 10.4)

Entourage 2008 (on Macintosh OS X 10.5)

Note

Entourage will not have access to the global address list (GAL) or calendar free/busy information.

Mail for Exchange (on Nokia)

Microsoft Online Services Sign In application

.NET Framework 3.0 SP1 when running on Windows XP

Instant messaging software

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2

Conferencing software

Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 R2

Office applications on Microsoft SharePoint Online

Microsoft Office 2007

Microsoft Office 2003

Microsoft Office for Mac 2008

Office for Mac 2004

Mobile device software

Mobile devices running Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 12, such as those listed below, are supported for e-mail and messaging only. Administration and other functions require a personal computer and appropriate software. For mobile device URLs, see URLs for Microsoft Online Services.

Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6.1

Nokia E series and N series

iPhone with firmware 2.0

Blackberry Internet Service (E-mail synchronization only. Refer to your carrier for setup instructions.)

NotifySync for Blackberry

Hosted Blackberry Enterprise Server (Contact your Microsoft Online Services representative.)

Note

For the latest information on platforms and devices that are being tested, see the Microsoft Online Services Team Blog.

Windows 7

1 gigahertz (GHz) Pentium processor and 1 gigabyte (GB) of system RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB of system RAM (64-bit)

Windows Vista

1 gigahertz (GHz) Pentium processor and 1 gigabyte (GB) of system RAM

Windows XP

500 megahertz (MHz) Pentium processor (recommended 1 GHz) and 256 megabytes (MB) of system RAM

Windows 7

Windows 7 Solutions Center

Windows Vista

System requirements for Windows Vista

Windows XP

How to prepare to upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP

Microsoft .NET 3.0

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Deployment Guide

Windows Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 System Requirements

Windows Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 7 System Requirements

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

2007 Microsoft Office system requirements

Microsoft Office Live Meeting

Microsoft Office Live Meeting (2007 version) system requirements

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007

About Enabling Office Communications Online