System Requirements

System Requirements

The following section describes the requirements for running Out’n About! for Outlook.

Server Requirements

The Out’n About! for Outlook Server can be installed on the following operating systems:

  • Windows NT 4.0
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 2008
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10

Windows Server operating systems are also fully supported.

  • Windows Server 2003, R2
  • Windows Server 2008, R2
  • Windows Server 2012, R2
  • Windows Server 2016

It is not recommended, but, if you do not have one of these operating systems the Out’n About! for Outlook server can run as a console application. For details, please contact Intelligent Concepts and Solutions technical support via our website.

Memory and hard drive space required:

  • 3 Mb for the server and monitoring software
  • Less than 2 Kb per user

The memory and hard drive requirements for the Out’n About! for Outlook server are minimal. For example, a 500 user system would require less than 2Mb of system memory and disk space. The Out’n About! for Outlook server utilizes TCP/IP communication, therefore, a TCP/IP network protocol must be installed.

Client Requirements

The Out’n About! for Outlook client can be installed on any Microsoft Windows system that includes one of the following versions of Microsoft Outlook:

  • Outlook 2000
  • Outlook XP
  • Outlook 2003
  • Outlook 2007
  • Outlook 2010
  • Outlook 2013
  • Outlook 2016
  • Office 365 Installed (not web)

It is highly recommended that the current service packs be applied to both the Windows operating system and the Outlook software in order to ensure that all of the Out’n About! features operate properly. Outlook 2000 installations require at least Service Release 1A. The software may not operate properly if this Service Release is not installed.

Hard drive space required:

  • 6 Mb for the client software and user guide

Memory required:

  • Less than 2 Mb for the client software Less than 2 Kb per user
  • The memory requirements for the Out’n About! for Outlook client are minimal. For example, a 500 user system would require less than 2.5Mb of system memory.

The Out’n About! for Outlook client utilizes TCP/IP communication, therefore, a TCP/IP network protocol must be installed. If you are installing the Out’n About! client on a Windows 95 based machine you may need to install the WinSock2 system to allow TCP/IP communication.