TABLE OF CONTENTS This appendix gives you information on installing AutoCAD 2005 on your system and describes the system parameters that you will want to set to configure AutoCAD to meet the needs of your operating environment. Throughout this appendix, the system variable associated with a setting, when available, is included at the end of an option description, enclosed in brackets. System variables are settings that enable you to control AutoCAD's behavior when using commands and features. You'll find a detailed description of the AutoCAD system variables in Appendix C.
Before you begin the installation process, be sure you have at least 300MB of disk space on the drive on which you intend to install AutoCAD. You will also want to have at least an additional 100MB of free disk space for AutoCAD temporary files and swap files, plus another 20MB for the tutorial files you will create. If you are installing AutoCAD on a drive other than the one on which Windows is installed, make sure you have about 220MB free on the Windows drive. AutoCAD also stores temporary files there.
You will also need to have Windows 2000 or XP (Home or Professional), Internet Explorer 6 with service pack 1, a Pentium III-800 CPU or better, at least 256MB of RAM, and a video card that supports 1024 768 resolution and TrueColor.
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