Pentium IV or better (Dual Core processor is recommended)

• Windows XP SP3
• Windows Vista SP2 32-bit and 64-bit (except for Starter Edition)*
• Windows 7 SP1 32-bit and 64-bit (except for Starter Edition)*
• Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R1 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) and R2 SP1
• Terminal Server (2003 or 2008) and Citrix (MetaFrame 4.5 Advanced version)

* To know more about the various Windows Vista and Windows 7 Editions, and their respective minimum requirements, consult the Microsoft Web sites:

- For Windows Vista
- For Windows 7

Microsoft® has ended technical support and updates for Windows 2000 operating system in 2010. Consequently, Taxprep has discontinued support of this version of Windows.

• NTFS
• FAT32
• exFAT 32
• Novell 6.5

1 GB of RAM (2 GB or higher is recommended)

Note: RAM requirements are highly dependent on the operating system used. Please refer to the documentation provided with your operating system for minimum and recommended RAM requirements.

The installation requires 225 MB of free disk space on the drive where Windows is installed (by default this drive is C:\) in order to copy temporary files, plus 290 MB of free disk space on the drive where the application will be installed.

SVGA 800x600 monitor (1024x768 recommended), 65,000 colours

Note: A double monitor or a widescreen monitor is recommended to integrate CCH Scan to Taxprep.

Laser printer with a minimum of 4 MB of memory (16 MB recommended)

Version 10.0 (also entitled Adobe Reader X)

Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 or 10.0 (also entitled Adobe X)

Internet Explorer 7, 8 or 9, with 128-bit security encryption is required to transmit returns via the Internet.

Furthermore, an Internet connection is required to use the various electronic services provided by Personal Taxprep.

Microsoft .Net Framework v.3.5 is required for integration with CCH Portal.

Microsoft Excel 2003, 2007 or 2010 32-bit.