Hardware Requirements
i*write™ has no special hardware requirements
other than normal applications running under Windows:
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i*write itself will take up approximately 5-8 MB
of disk space (including the help files and depending on which
file system is used on your computer).
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On a bare-bones Windows 98 or NT 4.0 system,
up to 18 MB will have to be installed on your hard disk (Microsoft
redistributable components).
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Although i*write can theoretically be operated with just a
keyboard, we would certainly recommend a mouse.
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Additional disk space will be required for
your journal and the full-text search index (if installed).
Software Requirements
Note: We used to
host the various Microsoft component downloads on our own website for
your convenience but with so many versions of operating systems to
support and Microsoft releasing service packs in quick succession this
no longer makes sense. Below we point you to the relevant Microsoft
locations.
General
recommendation: It is always a good idea to get and install
the latest service
pack for your operating system from Microsoft. This will
ensure that you have the current versions of important system
components and the highest level of security. It will also spare you
most of the separate downloads listed below.
i*write 3.2 has been designed for
modern operating systems like Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
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Operating
systems:
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Windows 98
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Windows Me
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NT 4.0
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Windows 2000
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Windows XP
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Internet
Explorer 4.01 or later needs to be installed on your
system (it does not have to be the default browser).
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Windows
Installer Service 1.5 or later
This service is used to install programs in a safe and reliable
manner. It is built into Windows 2000 and later (If you follow the
above link and you're looking for the Windows 98 or Me version
scroll down to the bottom of the page). Note: We have now
included the necessary files in our setup packages for the various
operating systems (except for XP which should have at least
version 1.5 built in).
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Microsoft
Data Access Components 2.6 or later
We wanted i*write
to be compatible with future Microsoft operating systems and
scaleable to multi-user environments (for example using SQL
Server). Therefore, i*write uses standard Microsoft database
technology. The necessary software components are already included
with Windows 2000 or later (but possibly an old version). They may
also be present on older systems (for example, if you have
Microsoft Office 2000 installed). The i*write setup program will help
you to determine what you need. See the download
page for further instructions.
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Microsoft
Jet 4.0 database engine, service pack 7 or later
Before MDAC 2.6, this used to be part of the MDAC download but
Microsoft has now put the Jet database components into a separate
download.
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