Article: Q273811
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbref kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 22-FEB-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, version 2.0
- Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a list of the minimum system requirements needed to play
both Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors, and Microsoft Age of
Empires II: The Age of Kings.
NOTE: To play The Age of Empires II: The Conquerors you must have The Age of
Empires II: The Age of Kings installed.
MORE INFORMATION
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To play either of these games you need:
- Multimedia PC with Pentium 166 MHz or higher processor
- Microsoft Windows 95 or later operating system, Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation operating system version 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later, or
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system
- 32 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium
Edition; 64 MB for Windows NT or Windows 2000
- 100 MB of available hard disk space (an additional 100 MB of available hard
disk space is required for the swap file)
- Super VGA monitor capable of displaying 16-bit color at a screen resolution
of 800 x 600 pixels
- Local bus video adapter with 2 MB of video memory capable of displaying
16-bit color at a screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels
- Quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
- Sound card with speakers or headphones for audio
Requirements for multiplayer play:
- 28,800 bits-per-second (bps) or faster modem for Internet or head-to-head
play
- Internet access required for Internet play. May require payment of a separate
fee to an Internet service provider (ISP). Connect time charges may apply.
- To play on Zone.com, you need to have one of the following Web browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or later or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or
later
Additional query words: msgame aoe aok aoeii aoe2 requires sysreqs expansion conquerers
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Keywords : kbref kbimu msgame
Technology : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbAOESearch kbAOE2ExpConquerors kbAOE2Kings
Version : :2.0
Issue type : kbinfo
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