These resources require a MP3 player such as Windows Media Player. (or similar softawre capable of playing any file name ending in .mp3 ) To play them simply double click on the file. If your PC doesn't already have Windows Media Player installed we recommend that you download and install the latest version of Windows Media Player 11 from the this website: http://www.microsoft.com/mediaplayer and follow the installation instructions Microsoft provides. -------------------------------------------------------------- To request e-support on any of our downloadable resources visit - www.thinkcans.com/support -------------------------------------------------------------- Minimum Operating System Requirements: One of the following: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Professional SP2, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2, including the N and KN editions which do not include Windows Media Player and related technologies Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005) and KB925766 (the October 2006 Update Rollup) installed Any N or KN edition of Windows Vista that does not include Windows Media Player and related technologies Same as required configuration. In addition, go to Windows Update and install any high-priority updates that are available for your computer. Processor A 233-megahertz (MHz) processor, such as an Intel Pentium II or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processor A 1.5-gigahertz (GHz) processor or faster, especially if you intend to synchronize video files to your portable device RAM 64 megabytes (MB) 512 MB or higher Free hard disk space 200 MB 60 gigabytes (GB) Optical drive CD or DVD drive CD drive for playing audio CDs CD-RW drive for burning CDs DVD drive for playing DVDs Modem 28.8 kilobits per second (Kbps) Active broadband connection Sound card 16-bit sound card 24-bit sound card Compatible 5.1 multichannel audio sound card (for example, Creative Sound Blaster Live! or M-Audio Revolution 5.1) for playing multichannel audio content Monitor Super VGA (800 x 600) resolution Same as required configuration or higher resolution Video card Video card with 64 MB of RAM (video RAM or VRAM) and DirectX 9.0b Video card with 256 MB of RAM or higher and DirectX 9.0b or later For more information about DirectX, see the Microsoft DirectX Web site. Sound output device Speakers or headphones 5.1 multichannel speakers For more information about device compatibility, see the documentation for your sound card. Software Microsoft ActiveSync (required only if you are using a Windows Mobile-powered Pocket PC or Smartphone) For more information about the version of ActiveSync required for your device, see your portable device documentation. Same as required configuration Internet browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or Netscape 7.1 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 2 or Netscape 7.1 The following hardware and software are required to use certain features in Windows Media Player 11. Feature Requirement File synchronization to portable devices A device that supports file synchronization and has a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1, USB 2.0, or Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 (such as Apple FireWire or Sony i.LINK) interface. A USB 2.0 interface is recommended for best performance. For a list of compatible devices, see the Cool Devices Web page. Note If your device supports video playback and you intend to sync copies of your video files to your device, a 1.5-GHz processor, or faster, is recommended for best performance. The Player may require additional computing power to improve video playback quality of the files on your device. DVD playback Compatible DVD decoder software. For more information, see the Plug-ins for Windows Media Player Web page. S/PDIF digital output for Windows Media Audio 9 Professional content DirectX 9.0b or later. For more information, see the Microsoft DirectX Web site. Up-to-date audio drivers for one of the following sound cards or motherboard chipsets: M-Audio Revolution, M-Audio Delta, or M-Audio Sonica Theater (http://www.m-audio.com/) Creative Sound Blaster Audigy series (http://www.creative.com/) Echo Layla3G or Echo MiaMIDI (http://www.echoaudio.com/) NVIDIA nForce2 (http://www.nvidia.com/) ESS Maestro3 (http://www.esstech.com/) C-Media USB Sony/Phillips digital interface format (S/PDIF) connector between your computer and your consumer audio device. A consumer audio device that is compatible with the Windows Media Audio 9 Professional codec.