Listed below are the system requirements for each NetShow component. Please note that these requirements are approximate and your own experience will vary.
NetShow v2.0 System Requirements

NetShow Player for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4 (NSPlay.exe)
Minimum: 486/66 with 8 Mb RAM, 16 color display card, 16-bit sound card, 14 kbps modem, Windows 95 (audio, audio + images, some video)
Recommended: Pentium 120 MHz or better with 16+ Mb RAM, 256+ color display card, 28.8+ kbps modem or Ethernet card, Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 (audio, audio + images, video)
NetShow ASF Real-Time Encoder, Content Creation Tools, Tools and Client SDK for Windows 95/NT (nstools.exe)
Audio Card: Any Windows sound card. In addition, we have tested NetShow 2.0 with the Antex StudioCard.
Video Capture Card: A card that supports Video for Windows. We have tested NetShow 2.0 with many capture cards. Please see release notes for issues related to these devices.
Minimum: 486/66 with 16 Mb RAM, 3.6 Mb disk space, Windows 95 (real-time encoding of audio only)
Recommended: Pentium Pro 200 MHz with 32 Mb RAM, Ethernet card, 9 Mb free disk space, Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 (real-time encoding of audio and video up to 320 x 240 x 15 fps). Note: The NetShow ASF Real-Time Encoder has also been tested on Dual, Quad and MMX processor systems. These systems can provide significant additional encoding capabilities over single processor machines.
NetShow Server and Administration Tools (nsserver.exe)
Minimum for Administration: Pentium 90 MHz with 16 Mb RAM or DEC Alpha 1000a 5/300 with 32 Mb RAM, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 or higher, Ethernet card, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows NT Server 4.0 or Windows 95 w/ DCOM95
Minimum for Server: Pentium 75 MHz with 32 Mb RAM or DEC Alpha 1000a 5/300 with 48 Mb RAM, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 or higher, Ethernet card, Windows NT 4.0 Server w/ SP3 or higher
Recommended: Pentium 100 MHz or better with 48+ Mb RAM or DEC Alpha 1000a 5/500 with 64 Mb RAM, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 or higher, Ethernet card, Windows NT Server 4.0 (Server and Administration) w/ SP3
Disk Space: 6 Mb for system files, 15 Mb for installation. Does require additional disk space for ASF file storage.

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