System Requirements

for AccountEdge and AccountEdge Network Edition

AccountEdge 2011 for Mac

Operating System:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.7

Hardware:

  • PowerPC or Intel based Mac with 512 MB RAM or more
  • 250 MB available hard disk space for program installation
  • Minimum of 35 MB available hard disk space for each company file
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution with thousands of colors

Software:

  • PDF viewer such as Preview or Adobe Reader
  • Web browser, such as Safari or Firefox
  • Mail, Entourage 2008 or later or Outlook for sending email

OfficeLink:

  • Office 2004, 2008, or 2011 for Mac

Internet:

  • Internet access required for activating software, accessing program updates, payroll updates and Online Help

Note: Hardware and software requirements will vary depending on your operating system

AccountEdge Network Edition

Operating System:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.7

Hardware:

  • Intel Based Mac with 1 GB RAM or more
  • 250 MB available hard disk space for program installation
  • Minimum of 35 MB available hard disk space for each company file
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution with thousands of colours

Software:

  • PDF viewer such as Preview or Adobe Reader
  • Web browser, such as Safari or Firefox
  • Mail, Entourage 2008 or later or Outlook for sending email

OfficeLink:

  • Office 2004, 2008, or 2011 for Mac

Internet:

  • Internet access required for activating software, accessing program updates, payroll updates and Online Help

Network Hardware:

For Better Network Performance:

  • Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 GB RAM for hosting company files
  • 1000BaseT/Gigabit Ethernet Network
  • Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6

Note: Hardware and software requirements will vary depending on your operating system

AccountEdge for Windows

Operating System:

  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista (Service Pack 1 or later)
  • Windows XP (Service Pack 3 or later)
  • Windows Server 2003 SP2 and 2008 R2

Hardware:

  • Pentium processor at 1 GHz or faster
  • 512 MB RAM or higher
  • 200 MB free hard disk for program installation
  • 35 MB available hard disk space for each company file
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution with 16 bit color

Software:

  • PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader (minimum v7)
  • Firefox or Internet Explorer 7 or higher

Network:

  • 100 BaseT or faster Ethernet network that supports TCP/IP, networking protocols

OfficeLink:

  • Microsoft Word 2003 to 2010
  • Microsoft Excel 2003 to 2010
  • Microsoft Outlook 2003 to 2010

Internet:

  • Internet access required for activating software, accessing program updates, payroll updates and Online Help

Note: Hardware and software requirements will vary depending on your operating system