System Requirements

Requirements for Rosetta Stone User Workstations

Applicable to Personal Edition CD-ROM products, Home Education Edition CD-ROM products, and Network and Stand-Alone Classroom Editions

Version 2:

• Windows (32-bit editions only) 2000 or XP, Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
• 128 MB RAM
• 250 MB free hard-drive space
• 16-bit sound card
• 800 x 600 display resolution
• Speech Recognition feature requires a headset microphone (USB or analog)

Version 3:

• Windows (32-bit editions only) 2000, XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
• 1 GHz or faster processor speed
• 512 RAM
• 600 MB free hard-drive space (per level)
• 16-bit sound card
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
• Internet or phone connection required for product activation.
• Speech Recognition feature requires a headset microphone (USB recommended)
• 16X CD-ROM Drive (for installation)

Additional requirements for Rosetta Stone Online

Applicable to Online Subscriptions and Online Language Learning Centers

Version 2:

• 56K or better modem connection
• Browsers: Internet Explorer 6sp1 and Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0, Safari 2.
• Shockwave plug-in installed on browser

Version 3:

• High-speed internet connection
• Browsers: Internet Explorer 6sp1, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0, Safari 2 and Safari 3.
• Flash 9 plug-in installed on browser

Requirements for Rosetta Stone Student Management System

Applicable to Home Education Edition and Network and Stand-Alone Classroom Editions

• Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Mac OSX
• 256 MB RAM
• 200 MB Free Hard Drive Space
• 16X CD-ROM Drive
• 800 x 600 screen resolution (minimum)

Requirements for Rosetta Stone License Server

Applicable to Network Classroom Edition

• Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows server 2003
• 128 MB RAM
• The License Server cannot be run on a Macintosh OS

Windows Vista

Current Rosetta Stone® Version 2 products have been engineered to install and run on the Windows Vista operating system. Some 3rd party components used in Rosetta Stone Version 2 products have not been certified by Microsoft as ‘Vista Compliant’. Accordingly, you may encounter some Vista-related operating issues. Rosetta Stone technical support may or may not be able to resolve these Vista-related issues. Rosetta Stone hereby disclaims any representations, warranties, guaranties and conditions with respect to the compatibility of the Rosetta Stone products with the Windows Vista operating systems.

For more information regarding Rosetta Stone Products and Vista, please see our knowledge base article No.136

Requirements for Rosetta Stone Manager

Applicable to Classroom Version 3 Rosetta Stone Hosted:

Learner Workstation:

• Windows 2000, XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
• 1 GHz or faster processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 16-bit sound card
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
• Connectivity to server
• Speech Recognition feature requires a headset microphone (USB recommended)

Administrator Workstation:

• Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
• 1 GHz or faster processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
• Connectivity to server

Customer Hosted:

Server:

• Windows XP, Vista, 2003 Server; Mac OS X 10.4 or later (Intel processors only)
  Note: Rosetta Stone Manager Version 3 Server does not support Windows 2000 or Windows 2008 Servers.
• 1 GHz or faster processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 600 MB free hard-drive space (per Language Level)
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
• Static IP address
• Internet or phone connection required for product activation.

Learner Workstation:

• Windows 2000, XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
• 1 GHz or faster processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 16-bit sound card
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
• Connectivity to server
• Speech Recognition feature requires a headset microphone (USB recommended)

Administrator Workstation:

• Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
• 1 GHz or faster processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
• Connectivity to server