General System Requirements Nero 9

* ­A DVD ROM drive is required for installation
* ­Windows XP SP2 or SP3, Windows Vista , Windows Vista with SP1, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP 1
* Windows XP and Windows Vista 64 bit versions are supported in 32 bit emulation mode
* Nero InCD only supported in 32 bit Windows
* Nero DiscCopy Gadget and NeroLive Gadget only work in 32 bit emulation mode in the Sidebar under Windows Vista 64 bit.
* ­Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
* 1 GHz Intel Pentium III or equivalent AMD and Intel processor (2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD and Intel processor for Windows Vista ), 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM for Windows Vista )
* ­1.5 GB hard drive space for a typical installation of all components
* ­CD, DVD, or Blu ray Disc recordable or rewritable drive for burning
* ­DirectX 9.0c revision 30 (August 2006) or higher
* ­Up to 9 GB available hard drive space for DVD images and temporary DVD files
* ­Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory and minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16 bit color settings (24 bit or 32 bit true color is recommended)
* ­Installation of the latest WHQL certified device drivers is strongly recommended
* ­For the Nero Online services: Nero product registration, product updates, patent activation, Gracenote services, Nero Online Backup, and other features (such as photo sharing) an Internet connection is required.
* Nero recommends a broadband connection (DSL 1000 and higher or Internet connection with equivalent performance) for all Nero online services such as Nero Online Backup and Nero Video Services. Internet connection charges are the user’s responsibility

Optional Requirements

* ­16 bit Microsoft Windows compatible sound device and speakers (16 bit sound device required for Nero Wave Editor and Nero SoundTrax)
* ­Installation of latest WHQL certified device drivers recommended
* ­Blue laser reading/writing device for Blu ray Disc support* (check special blue laser system requirements)
* ­Up to 50 GB free hard drive space for Blu ray Disc BD R/RE dual layer disc images
* ­SecurDisc compatible optical drive for SecurDisc features
* ­OHCI compliant FireWire controller (IEEE 1394) for DV or HDV capturing
* ­TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital video recording