1.3 Operating Environment

PC

WindowsR PC/AT compatible machine

Operating system

  • Windows 8

All editions for 32/64 bit versions

  • Windows 7

All editions for 32/64 bit versions

  • Windows Vista

All editions of 32-bit versions

  • Windows XP

All editions of 32-bit versions

Other programs

  • .NET Framework Ver.2.0*2

  • Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later

Memory

  • Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista

1 GB or more (2 GB or more is recommended)

  • Windows XP

512 MB or more (1 GB or more is recommended)

CPU

Pentium IV 1.3 GHz or faster

Hard disk space*1

1 GB or more*3

Resolution

SVGA (800 x 600) or more is recommended (need display of 256 colors or more)

Language

  • Display Language of Software Menu

English, Japanese

  • Available languages (that can be displayed by the display unit)*4

Japanese, ASCII supported languages, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Russian (Cyrillic), and Thai

Required equipment

  • Mouse (Those supported by the above operating systems)

Required.

  • DVD drive

Use during installation.

  • USB port and USB cable*5, USB storage

Required for transferring using USB cables or USB storage (Memory Loader) or for writing/reading data on the USB storage.

  • LAN port and LAN cable

Required when transferring data via Ethernet. Hub may be required depending on your computer and network card.

  • CF Card drive and Pro-face's CF Card (sold separately)*6

A CF Card reader or a PCMCIA conversion card is required for transferring using a CF Card (Memory Loader), or reading and writing to a CF Card.

  • SD Card drive, and a SD Card compliant to SD or SDHC standards

Required for transferring using an SD Card (Memory Loader) or for reading and writing data on SD Cards.

  • Printer (that supports Windows 8/7/Vista/XP)

Required for printing.

Other required environment

  • Environment for connecting to the Internet

Required for user registration and online updates.

*1 Free space required for installation.

*2 Automatically installed on your computer if .NET Framework 2.0 or later is not already installed. For disk space requirements, visit the Microsoft website.

*3 Includes capacity required by the tools, such as Transfer Tool, Version Reverter, and Project Converter, that are also included when you install [GP-Pro EX].
Capacity required by other tools is not included.

*4 To use any language other than Japanese or English, you need to add the corresponding fonts and various language FEP's.
18.2 Drawing in Other Languages

*5 Supported USB cables differ depending on the display unit model.
34.2 Transferring Project Files via USB Transfer Cable

*6 If you use commercially available CF Cards, we cannot guarantee the operation.