Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 includes a full suite of homework tools that help students get homework done right the first time.
Designed to be easy to use and simple to learn, Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 makes learning fun.
Whether it’s math, research projects, or foreign languages, you can find the right tools and information to get your homework started quickly, get questions answered faster, and complete assignments that help earn higher grades.
To use Microsoft® Student with Encarta® Premium 2008, you need:
- A personal computer with a Pentium 600-MHz processor or faster (1 GHz or faster recommended)
- Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later
- 256 MB of RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
- 1.9 GB of available hard-disk space
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 requires between 210 and 620 MB of hard-disk space (included on disc)
- DVD-ROM drive
- High Color capable or better video card with a minimum 800 × 600 resolution (1024 × 768 recommended)
- Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse® or compatible pointing device
- 16-bit sound card and headphones or speakers
Additional items or services required to use certain features:
- Encarta Kids requires an additional 430 MB of hard-disk space.
- Copy to Hard Drive requires an additional 1.8 GB of available hard-disk space.
- Learning Essentials Templates and Toolbars require Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, or the 2007 Microsoft Office system, available separately.
- Access to sounds and videos require Windows Media® Player 8.
- Access to interactive media requires Adobe Shockwave and Adobe Flash.
To use Math Online Help, Update Encarta, Web Links, Weather and Radio Links, or Encarta Premium Online, you need:
- 28.8-Kbps or faster modem
- An Internet connection
- Internet functionality may require payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider (ISP); local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply.
- Up to 4 MB of additional hard-disk space required for each month’s installment
- Access to Encarta Premium Online requires a Microsoft .NET Passport (Microsoft Windows LiveTM ID) Note: Content Updates are available until October 2008.
Note:
An active Internet connection is required for Math Online Help, Update Encarta, Web Links,Weather and Radio Links and Encarta Premium Online. Update Encarta and Math Online Help are available through October 2008. Access to Encarta Online Premium requires a Microsoft .NET Passport (Windows Live ID) and an Internet connection. You must be 13 years or older to create a Windows Live ID. Hotmath contains primarily US-based textbook problems.