Operating systems

• Windows 8
• Windows 8 Pro
• Windows 7 Ultimate
• Windows 7 Professional
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Windows 7 Home Basic
• Windows 7 Starter
• Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 2 or higher
• Windows Vista Business Service Pack 2 or higher
• Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 or higher
• Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 2 or higher
• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 3 or higher
• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Service Pack 3 or higher (*)
• Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 3 or higher (*)
• Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 or higher
• Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 or higher

Pre-installed

^* Excluding China

Note

• One of the above operating systems should be by default pre-installed. Upgraded operating systems or multi-boot environment are not supported.
• 64 bit versions of Windows XP are not supported.

IBM PC/AT or compatible

• CPU

  Windows XP: Pentium III processor of 500 MHz or faster

  Windows Vista: Pentium III processor of 800 MHz or faster

  Windows 7: Pentium III processor of 1 GHz or faster

  Windows 8: Pentium III processor of 1 GHz or faster

• Memory

  Windows XP: At least 256 MB

  Windows Vista: At least 512 MB (In the case of Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Home Premium, at least 1 GB is recommended.)

  Windows 7: At least 1 GB (32 bit version)/At least 2 GB (64 bit version)

  Windows 8: At least 1 GB (32 bit version)/At least 2 GB (64 bit version)

• Free hard disk space

  At least 400 MB is required.

  Depending on the version of Windows, more than 400 MB may be used.

  Also, free space for handling music data is required.

• Display settings

  Screen resolution: 800 × 600 pixels or higher (1,024 × 768 pixels is recommended.)

  Screen color: High Color (16 bit) or higher

• Sound card

  A SoundBlaster compatible card is recommended.

• USB port

  A compatible USB port is required to use devices and media.

  Operation via a USB hub is not guaranteed except for models for which operation has been specifically guaranteed.

• Disk drive

  To create a music CD, you need a CD-R/RW drive.