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PrintShop Web Installation Guide | 5

System requirements

PrintShop Web is a server software and is delivered as an executable installer with predefined

configuration settings. We strongly recommend to install PrintShop Web on a clean installed Windows

computer.

Please ensure that the following requirements have been met before you run the PrintShop Web-

installer:

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Be sure to have an internet connection during the installation!

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PrintShop Web requires the following system components to be installed on your computer prior to

installing the product:

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Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0

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MSXML 4.0 SP2 Parser and SDK

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VCRedist (Run-time components for Visual C++ applications)

The PrintShop Web-installer will automatically check these requirements missing third party software

packages will be downloaded from the internet and installed (but of course, not without your

permission). The mentioned components can also be downloaded and installed manually. Installers for

these packages can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site.

The software components are installed in the Program Files folder of the system drive. Normally this is

drive C.

Minimum requirements

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Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional or Windows 2003 Server

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1 GHz 32-bit (x86)

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1024 MB of system memory

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40 GB hard drive

Suggested requirements

For production servers, it's recommended to invest in specific server hardware, such as large RAID

hard disks, UPS (uninterrupted power supply) and enough RAM memory (at least 1048 MB).

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Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional or Windows 2003 Server

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3 GHz 32-bit (x86)

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2048 MB of system memory

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300 GB hard drive