System Requirements to join Live Meeting Webcasts

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Some folks asked me what the system requirements are to join a live meeting. Here they are. I got this from the live meeting site at https://main.placeware.com/support/sys_req.cfm

System Requirements
Please check the following system requirements to ensure your setup is able to run Live Meeting Conference Center.

Live Meeting Conference Center System Requirements for Presenters and Audience Members

Windows meeting client

  • Microsoft® Windows® 98, NT4 SP6a, 2000 SP3, XP SP1
    • 166 MHz Pentium-based PC
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.01 and higher, or Netscape® 7.x
  • Microsoft® PowerPoint® 97, 2000, 2002, 2003 (for presenters)

Browser meeting client

  • PC users
    • Microsoft Windows 98, NT4 SP6a, 2000 SP3, XP SP1
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and higher, or Netscape 7.x
    • Sun JVM 1.4 or JVMs preinstalled with the supported browsers
    • Microsoft PowerPoint 97, 2000, 2002, 2003 (for presenters)
  • Mac users
    • Mac OS X 10.2
    • Internet Explorer 5.x (non-SSL) or Safari 1.0 (SSL if connecting without a proxy)
  • Solaris users
    • Sun SPARCstation w/ Solaris 2.8, Solaris 2.9
    • Netscape 7.x

Memory, bandwidth, and display requirements

  • 64 MB RAM
  • 56Kb/sec
  • 800x600 pixels required (1024x768 recommended)

Recording playback

  • Live Meeting Replay format
    • Windows Media Player 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 9
    • 100Kb/sec
    • Not supported on Mac
  • Basic Recording format
    • Windows Media Player 6.4 and higher, or Real Player G2 and higher
    • 100Kb/sec