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System Requirements

Personal Computer for Diocesan Software

  • Intel Pentium III, 800 MHz or better processor
  • Microsoft Windows 7, XP, or Vista operating system
  • 512 MB of RAM 1 GB Vista, Windows 7)
  • 200 MB of available hard disk space
  • CD-ROM Drive
  • Microsoft Office 2000 or higher; Office 2007, including Access 2007 (please note that ParishSOFT databases should not be upgraded to Access 2007 at this time).
  • Network Connection for communication to database
  • Internet Connection (broadband is preferred, though dialup is adequate)

Web Server for Diocesan Software and Synchronization

  • Intel Pentium IV, 1 GHz or better processor
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Std. or Web Edition
  • 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
  • 500 MB of available hard disk space
  • CD-ROM Drive
  • Network Connection to the Web and within the Diocesan Offices
  • Crystal Reporting Developer Edition required for Safe Environment Program Manager, Catholic Directory Manager, and Status Animarum Manager products
  • .NET Framework required for Safe Environment Program Manager, Catholic Directory Manager, Status Animarum Manager, and My Own Church products

SQL Server for Diocesan Database

  • Intel Core 2 Duo / Xeon or better processor Intel Pentium IV, 2 GHz or better processor (may have dual processors)
  • Microsoft Windows 2003, 2008 Standard Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (sp3 or later) or 2005 (recommended)
  • 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • 100 GB of available hard disk space
  • CD-ROM Drive
  • Network Connection within the Diocesan Offices

Web Solutions

  • PC or other device capable of running MS Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater
  • Acrobat Reader 4.0 or greater