Essential Features: Understanding the Requirement's Section

Essential Features: Understanding the Requirement’s Section

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Requirements Tab

In this section, you can specify the amount of time and space required by the program to run on the client machine.

Estimated disk space

In this field, you can specify the amount of disk space the program requires to run on the client computer.

By default, this value is empty meaning the estimated space isunknown and can be set as a whole number greater than or equal to zero to specify a fixed disk space requirement. Use the combo box from the right to select the desired units from the list:KB, MB, GB.

Estimated runtime

This field allows you to specify the estimated time (in minutes) that the program is expected to run on the client computer.

By default, this value is empty meaning the estimated time isunknown and can be set as a whole number greater than zero to specify an estimated time.

Additional Requirements

In this field, you can write optional text that can include any other information or requirements for client computers.

Supported Platforms

In this section you can choose the platform and operating system on which the program will run.

This program can run on any platform

If this option is enabled the program will run both on 32 and 64-bits platforms and on all Microsoft Windows versions.

This program can run only on the following platforms:

If this option is enabled the program will runonly on the platform and operating systems selected from the list.

The list is structured in 32 and 64-bits platforms, starting with the oldest operating system supported:

Platform	Operating System	Description
32-bits	All X86 Windows 2000	The package supports any Windows 2000 version on 32-bits platforms.
32-bits	X86 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	The package will run on Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	All X86 Windows XP	The package supports any Windows XP version on 32-bits platforms.
32-bits	X86 Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2	The package will run on Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	X86 Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3	The package will run on Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	All X86 Windows Server 2003 (Non-R2)	The package supports any Windows Server 2003 prior to R2 version on 32-bits platforms.
32-bits	X86 Windows Server 2003 SP1	The package will run on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	All X86 Windows Server 2003 R2	The package supports any Windows Server 2003 R2 release on 32-bits platforms.
32-bits	X86 Windows Server 2003 R2 original release (SP1)	The package will run on Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 1 release on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	X86 Windows Server 2003 SP2	The package will run on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	All X86 Windows Vista	The package supports any Windows Vista on 32-bits platforms.
32-bits	All X86 Windows Server 2008	The package supports any Windows Server 2008 on 32-bits platforms.
32-bits	X86 Windows Vista original release	The package will run on Windows Vista original release version on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	X86 Windows Vista SP1	The package will run on Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	X86 Windows Server 2008	The package will run on Windows Server 2008 on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	X86 Windows Server 2008 SP2	The package will run on Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	X86 Windows Vista SP2	The package will run on Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 on 32-bits platforms only.
32-bits	All X86 Windows 7	The package supports any Windows 7 on 32-bits platforms.
32-bits	X86 Windows 7	The package will run on Windows 7 on 32-bits platforms only.
64-bits Itanium	All IA64 Windows Server 2003 (Non-R2)	The package supports any Windows Server 2003 prior to R2 release on 64-bits Itanium platforms.
64-bits Itanium	IA64 Windows Server 2003 SP1	The package will run on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 on 64-bits Itanium platforms only.
64-bits Itanium	IA64 Windows Server 2003 SP2	The package will run on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 on 64-bits Itanium platforms only.
64-bits Itanium	All IA64 Windows Server 2008	The package supports any Windows Server 2008 on 64-bits Itanium platforms.
64-bits Itanium	IA64 Windows Server 2008	The package will run on Windows Server 2008 on 64-bits Itanium platforms only.
64-bits Itanium	IA64 Windows Server 2008 SP2	The package will run on Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 on 64-bits Itanium platforms only.
64-bits	All x64 Windows Server 2003 (Non-R2)	The package supports any Windows Server 2003 prior to R2 release on 64-bits platforms.
64-bits	x64 Windows Server 2003 SP1	The package will run on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	x64 Windows XP Professional SP1	The package will run on Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	All x64 Windows Server 2003 R2	The package supports any Windows Server 2003 R2 release on 64-bits platforms.
64-bits	x64 Windows Server 2003 R2 original release (SP1)	The package will run on Windows Server 2003 R2 original release edition with Service Pack 1 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	All x64 Windows Professional	The package supports any Windows Professional version on 64-bits platforms.
64-bits	x64 Windows Server 2003 SP2	The package will run on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	x64 Windows Professional SP2	The package will run on Windows Professional with Service Pack 2 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	x64 Windows Professional SP3	The package will run on Windows Professional with Service Pack 3 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	All X64 Windows Vista	The package supports any Windows Vista on 64-bits platforms.
64-bits	All X64 Windows Server 2008	The package supports any Windows Server 2008 on 64-bits platforms.
64-bits	X64 Windows Vista original release	The package will run on Windows Vista original release version on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	X64 Windows Vista SP1	The package will run on Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	X64 Windows Server 2008	The package will run on Windows Server 2008 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	X64 Windows Server 2008 SP2	The package will run on Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	X64 Windows Vista SP2	The package will run on Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	All X64 Windows Server 2008 R2	The package supports any Windows Server 2008 R2 release on 64-bits platforms.
64-bits	All X64 Windows 7	The package supports any Windows 7 on 64-bits platforms.
64-bits	X64 Windows 7	The package will run on Windows 7 on 64-bits platforms only.
64-bits	X64 Windows Server 2008 R2	The package will run on Windows Server 2008 R2 release on 64-bits platforms only.

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