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Creative Suite System requirements

Premium edition

Windows

  • Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor
  • Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4, or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2
  • 384MB of RAM to run any one creative application with Adobe® Bridge and Version Cue® Workspace
  • Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended)
  • 3GB of available hard-disk space to install all applications (installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk)*
  • 1,024×768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • For Adobe PostScript® printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3™
  • Internet or phone connection required for product activation
  • QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features
  • Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services (The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service. For details, please visit Adobe Stock Photos.)

Macintosh

  • PowerPC® G4 or G5 processor
  • Mac OS X v.10.2.8 through v.10.4 (10.3.4 through 10.4 recommended; G5 requires v.10.3 or later), Java™ Runtime Environment 1.4.1
  • 384MB of RAM to run any one creative application with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue Workspace
  • Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended)
  • 4GB of available hard-disk space to install all applications (installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk)*
  • 1,024×768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3
  • Internet or phone connection required for product activation
  • QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features
  • Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services (The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service. For details, please visit Adobe Stock Photos.)

Standard edition

Windows

  • Intel Pentium III or 4 processor
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2
  • 384MB of RAM to run any one creative application with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue Workspace
  • Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended)
  • 2GB of available hard-disk space to install all applications (installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk)*
  • 1,024×768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3
  • Internet or phone connection required for product activation
  • QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features
  • Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services (The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service. For details, please visit Adobe Stock Photos.)

Macintosh

  • PowerPC G4 or G5 processor
  • Mac OS X v.10.2.8 through v.10.4 (10.3.4 through 10.4 recommended; G5 requires v.10.3 or later), Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1
  • 384MB of RAM to run any one creative application with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue Workspace
  • Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended)
  • 3GB of available hard-disk space to install all applications (installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk)*
  • 1,024×768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3
  • Internet or phone connection required for product activation
  • QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features
  • Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services (The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service. For details, please visit Adobe Stock Photos.)

*The Electronic Software Download (ESD) version of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium requires 8GB (Windows) and 9GB (Macintosh) of available hard-disk space. The ESD version of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Standard requires 7GB (Windows) and 8GB (Macintosh) of available hard-disk space.

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