| Windows Media Player for Windows95, 98, 2000, NT or XP | |
| Minimum: | Pentium 166 megahertz (MHZ) processor; 32 MB RAM; 28.8Kbps modem (audio only); 56Kbps modem (video and audio); 16-bit sound card; 256 color video card |
| Recommended: | Pentium or AMD Athlon K6 266 MHz processor or faster; 64 MB RAM; 56 KBPS modem; 24 bit true color video card |
| Windows Media Player for Windows NT 3.51 | |
| Minimum: | 486/66 with 16Mb RAM, 16 Color Display Card, 16-bit sound card, 14Kbps modem, Windows NT 3.51 w/ SP5 (audio, audio + images, some video) |
| Recommended: | Pentium 120MHz or better with 24+Mb RAM, 256+ Color Display Card, 28.8+Kbps modem or ethernet card, Windows NT 3.51 w/SP5 (audio, audio + images, video) |
| Windows Media Player for Windows 3.x | |
| Minimum: | Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11, 8Mb RAM, 6Mb hard disk space, SuperVGA card, Windows compatible sound card, 14.4 baud modem, 486DX66 processor, Video for Windows (Get Media Player). |
| Recommended: | Windows for Workgroups 3.11, 16+Mb RAM, Pentium 90 processor or better, SuperVGA card, 28.8+ baud modem, Video for Windows (Get Media Player). |
| Operating System | Windows | Macintosh |
| Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, or XP | OS 8.1 or later | |
| CPU | 233MHz Intel® Pentium® processor or equivalent | 604 PowerPC (200 MHz or better) |
| RAM | 64MB or more | 32MB or more; 65MB virtual memory |
| Modem (audio-only) | 28.8 Kbps or faster | 28.8 Kbps or faster |
| Modem (audio and video) | 56 Kbps or faster | 56 Kbps or faster |
| Sound Card | 16-bit sound card and speakers | 16-bit sound card and speakers |
| Video Card | 65,000-color video display card (video) | N/A |