Manual: Getting Started

Hardware Requirements       Installation       Launching the Program

These installation instructions and system requirements are for the CD-ROM version of the program. The instructions for installing and running the program over the Internet are a bit different, and can be viewed on the Installation Page.

Minimum Hardware Requirements:

Windows System Specifications:

	Required	Recommended
Operating System	Windows 98/ME/NT 4.x/2000/XP	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Computer type	Intel Pentium II or 100% Intel-compatible microprocessor, 300Mhz, with 32MB hard disk space.	Pentium II, 300Mhz or better, 32MB hard disk space.
Video	2MB video RAM (16-bit color or better at 640x480)	4MB+ video RAM (24-bit color at 640x480 or higher)
CD-ROM Drive	2x CD-ROM drive with 300kBps data transfer rate	4x CD-ROM drive or faster
Sound Card	SoundBlaster or 100% SoundBlaster-compatible sound card and speakers	16 bit SoundBlaster or 100% SoundBlaster-compatible and speakers

Macintosh System Specifications:

	Required	Recommended
Operating System	System 9.2	System 9.2
Computer type	Macintosh G3 processor and 32MB hard disk space.	Macintosh G4 processor and 32MB hard disk space.
Video	Thousands of colors	Millions of colors
RAM	64 MB RAM	128 MB RAM
CD-ROM Drive	2x CD-ROM drive	4x CD-ROM drive

Installation

Windows Installation

1. Insert the Clinic Disc in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open "My Computer" from Desktop and open icon of CD-ROM. Start the installation by double-clicking "Setup.exe". You can install to the default location, C:\Program Files\HIV Virtual Clinic, or choose your own location.
3. If QuickTime (software provided by Apple Computer, Inc., that displays video and audio for the Virtual Clinic) is not currently installed on your system, you will be led through its installation.