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Microsoft Project 2000

System requirements are as follows:

·  PC with Intel Pentium 75 MHz or higher or compatible

·  Microsoft Windows 9.x, Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (SP3 or later), or Windows 2000 Professional.

·  On Windows 9.x, 24 MB of RAM is required. On Windows NT or 2000, 40 MB of RAM is required.

·  30-204 MB of hard disk is required. Microsoft Project 2000 shares components with Microsoft Office 2000. Hard disk usage will vary depending on configuration. 30 MB is required for a typical installation that already has Microsoft Office 2000 installed. 204 MB is recommended for a full installation without Microsoft Office 2000 installed.

·  CD-ROM and VGA or higher resolution monitor are required. A mouse is recommended.

Microsoft Project Central

System requirements are as follows:

Server

·  PC Intel Pentium 200 MHz or higher or compatible

·  Windows NT 4.0 Server (with SP4 or later) and the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack or Windows 2000 Server.

·  128 MB of RAM

·  100-150 MB of available hard disk space is recommended. Hard disk usage will vary depending on configuration.

Client

·  PC with Intel Pentium 75 MHz or higher or compatible

·  Microsoft Windows 9.x, Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (SP4 or later), or Windows 2000 Professional.

·  On Windows 9.x, 16 MB of RAM is required. On Windows NT or 2000, 32 MB of RAM is required.

·  10-20 MB of available hard disk space is recommended. Hard disk usage will vary depending on configuration.

Total Cost of Ownership

Both Microsoft Project 2000 and Microsoft Project Central use new technologies in the installation process. The technologies used are the same as those used by other Microsoft Office 2000 applications. One of the major purposes of these new technologies is to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in large organizations. Since these organizations often deploy Microsoft Project to thousands of computers, the need for easier deployment, administration and maintenance was key in the development of Microsoft Project 2000.

Total Cost of Ownership, the cost of owning a PC, includes initial cost of hardware and software, costs associated with deployment and configuration, training, day-to-day maintenance and administration, and telephone and onsite technical support.

Below is a brief overview of the Microsoft Project 2000 technologies that help to reduce Total Cost of Ownership:

Custom Installation Wizard (CIW) The Custom Installation Wizard is a tool used to customize Project installations. This tool is much improved over the Network Installation Wizard (NIW) used by Microsoft Project 98 allowing for customizations at the individual feature level. This, in return, reduces costs associated with installation and deployment.

Office Profile Wizard (OPW) The Office Profile Wizard is a stand-alone tool that captures all preferences and settings made to Project in a single Office Profile Settings (*.ops) file. If users need to move to a new machine or reconfigure an existing one, they can use the Office Profile Wizard to “pack up” their personal settings and preferences in one location so they can "unpack" and personalize the new installation quickly and easily. Individuals can also use the Office Profile Wizard if a hard drive crashes and they want to get going again quickly, without having to re-customize personal Project settings. In the enterprise, the Office Profile Wizard is primarily used for customizing Project in conjunction with the Custom Installation Wizard.