Table 1-1
Minimum system requirements
Minimum RequirementsComponent
Windows 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems:
■ Windows Vista Home Basic
■ Windows Vista Home Premium
■ Windows Vista Ultimate
■ Windows Vista Business
■ Windows Vista Enterprise
■ Windows XP Professional/Home (SP2 or later)
■ Windows XP Media Center
■ Windows Small Business Server 2000
■ Windows Small Business Server 2003
■ Windows Server 2000 (SP4 or later)
■ Windows Server 2003
■ Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP4 or later)
■ Windows 2000 Professional (SP4 or later)
Operating system
Memory requirements per key components:
■ Backup Exec System Recovery Agent: 256 MB
■ Backup Exec System Recovery user interface and Recovery Point Browser: 256 MB
■ Symantec Recovery Disk: 512 MB minimum
Note: If you are installing a multilingual version of the product, you must have a minimum
of 768 MB of RAM to run the Symantec Recovery Disk.
■ Backup Exec System Recovery LightsOut Restore feature: 1 GB
RAM
■ Backup Exec System Recovery Service: 65.2 MB
■ Recovery Point Browser: 30.6 MB
■ Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: 280 MB of hard disk space required for 32-bit computers,
and 610 MB for 64-bit computers
■ Recovery points: Sufficient hard disk space on a local hard disk or network server for storing
recovery points
■ Backup Exec System Recovery LightsOut Restore feature: 2 GB
Available hard
disk space
The drive can be any speed, but must be bootable from the BIOS.
Backup Exec System Recovery uses Gear Software technology. To verify that your CD writer
or DVD writer is compatible, visit http://www.gearsoftware.com/support/recorders/index.cfm.
You can look up information about your writer if you know the name of the manufacturer and
model number of your writer.
CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive
Installing Symantec Backup Exec™ System Recovery
Preparing for installation
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