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Minimum System Requirements


AT&T Recommended Configurations

Below are the recommended PC hardware configurations for the best overall AT&T High Speed Internet or AT&T Dial experience. AT&T currently offers support on the following operating systems only.

Note: There may be AT&T and Yahoo! feature and functional differences between Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems.

 
Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
 
  Microsoft Windows 2000™ and Microsoft Windows XP™
32-bit OS
Microsoft Windows Vista™
32-bit OS
Processor Pentium-class processor,
266 MHz or higher
Included with OS requirements
CD-ROM Media CD-ROM Drive Included with OS requirements
Disk Space 125MB of free disk space Included with OS requirements
Memory 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended) 1 GB of RAM (recommended)
Video Display Adapter Standard VGA/SVGA Included with OS requirements
Audio Audio output capability Included with OS requirements
 
Apple Macintosh Operating Systems
 
  Mac OS X™ v10.3 Panther OS Mac OS X™ v10.4 Tiger and above OS
Processor PowerPC (G3, G4, G5) Included with OS requirements
CD-ROM Media CD-ROM or DVD drive Included with OS requirements
Disk Space 100 MB of free disk space Included with OS requirements
Memory 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended) 1 GB of RAM (recommended)
Video Display Adapter Standard Included with OS requirements
Audio Audio output capability Included with OS requirements
 

During the installation process, you may need to refer to your system manufacturer's owner's manual.

AT&T High Speed Internet provides an Internet browser for use with your service. AT&T High Speed Internet is compatible with many Internet browsers and you are not obligated to use our browser. However, to obtain support for email, news, home pages or general browsing, you will be required to use the software provided with the purchase of AT&T High Speed Internet.

The AT&T Dial (Windows XP) browser and tool bar will not be available for the Windows Vista operating systems. Microsoft supplies the Internet Explore 7.0 browser that is compatible with the portal properties. Yahoo! also supplies a new Tool Bar that supports IE 7.0. Please check the Yahoo! Downloads section for more information.

Currently, the AT&T Parental Controls and Yahoo! Online Protection suite is not compatible with the Windows Vista operating system. Although this is a temporary inconvenience, AT&T suggests you check the Vista applications found in the Windows Security Center to ensure your PC is protected with a Firewall, Malware protection and other security.

Please see our Windows XP Update for more information about installing AT&T High Speed Internet with Windows XP.

Please visit http://support.att.com/vistahelp for more information about installing AT&T High Speed Internet with Microsoft Vista.

Macintosh G3, G4 and iMac do not require a Network Interface Card.

Currently AT&T offers no support for the Microsoft Windows XP™ 64-bit and the Microsoft Windows Vista™ 64-bit operating systems.

Please note: AT&T provides free 24x7 basic customer care for services purchased from AT&T Visit AT&T Support+ for supported products and pricing not covered under our free 24x7 basic customer care for AT&T services.


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