Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 12)

Introduction
This document is organized in two parts. The first provides information and instructions necessary for
installing MapInfo Professional to a user’s desktop. The second are the appendices that provides
information and instructions necessary to IT Specialists or system administrators who must install MapInfo
Professional in an organization.
MapInfo Professional Users
Before you install MapInfo Professional on your desktop, refer to these sections:
1. System Requirements
2. MapInfo Professional Database Connectivity and Support
3. Before You Install MapInfo Professional
You are then ready to follow the instructions in Chapter 2: Installing MapInfo Professional .
To remove MapInfo Professional from your desktop, see Modifying or Removing MapInfo Professional .
IT Specialists or System Administrators
System administrators installing MapInfo Professional should refer to the appendices in this document,
which contain information for installing a workgroup, performing a silent installation, and advanced
configuration options.
Requirements
Below are the guidelines for minimum and recommended system requirements. Note that hardware
requirements do vary based on your use of the product and your system. In general, a higher processor
speed, larger memory (RAM) and industry leading graphics cards provide a better user experience and
result in better responses from MapInfo Professional. These are the minimum system requirements for
MapInfo Professional.
System Requirements
This product is tested on the following Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating Systems:
• Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1
• Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 with 32-bit compatibility mode
• Windows 2008 Server R2 64-bit SP1
• Windows 2008 Server R2 64-bit SP1 with XenApp 6.0
• Windows 8 32-bit
• Windows 8 64-bit
• Windows 2012 Server 64-bit
• Windows 2012 Server 64-bit with XenApp 6.5
Windows 7 Hardware Requirements
• Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1
• Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 with 32-bit compatibility mode
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