| Component | Minimum | Recommended | |-----------|---------|-------------| | | Windows 2000 SP4 (x86) or Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86/x64) | Windows Server 2003 R2 (x64) | | CPU | 400 MHz (x86) / 1 GHz (x64) | 2 GHz dual‑core or higher | | RAM | 256 MB (x86) / 512 MB (x64) | 2 GB (x64) | | Disk Space | 1 GB (typical) | 10 GB (including data files) | | .NET Framework | 1.1 (for SQL Server 2005) | 2.0 SP2 (for SQL Server 2005) | | Additional | Windows Installer 3.1, Service Pack for the OS | Latest OS Service Pack (e.g., SP3 for Server 2003) |