Chapter 1: Installing PocketBuilder

PocketBuilder system requirements

Table 1-1 shows system requirements for the PocketBuilder development and runtime environments.

**Table 1-1: System requirements for PocketBuilder**
System component	Development environment	Runtime environment
Operating system	Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or Windows XP	Pocket PC running Windows CE 3.0 or higher and Smartphone running Windows CE 4.2 or higher
CPU	Pentium class or equivalent running at 400 MHz (or greater) with SVGA monitor	ARM processor on a device such as the Motorola MPx200 Smartphone, the Hewlett-Packard iPaq, Dell Axim, or Toshiba e740 Pocket PC, or a Windows CE emulator
Minimum memory (program memory on the Pocket PC or Smartphone)	64MB (128MB recommended)	32MB in addition to memory required by other running programs
Minimum disk space (storage memory on the Pocket PC or Smartphone)	47MB (104MB for a full installation including code examples)	5.2MB for the PocketBuilder VM on a Pocket PC device; 2MB for the PocketBuilder VM on a Smartphone