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AOL® Media Player Info

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MP3 Support

The AOL® Media Player is shipped with AOL version 6.0,  7.0 and 8.0 for Windows. It has the same minimum requirements as our AOL client as listed below. Video cards and speakers are also required for the full experience.

*Note: While the required connectivity is a 14.4 Kbps modem, it is recommended that users connect at 56 Kbps or higher for the best user experience.

For more details on downloading and upgrades:
Keyword: Upgrade (On AOL only)
or URL: AOL 8.0 Download Page

AOL System Requirements for Windows:

Windows 95/98/ME System Requirements: Windows 2000 System Requirements: Windows XP System Requirements:
America Online 6.0
  1. 16 MB RAM
  2. Pentium-class PC
  3. Windows 95: 130MB available hard disk space
  4. Windows 98/ME: 113MB available hard disk space
    (Note: Up to 230MB if Internet Explorer 5.5 is installed)
  5. 640x480, 256 colors or better screen (optimized for 800x600)
  6. 14.4 or faster modem
Windows 2000 System Requirements:
  1. Remote Access Services (RAS) Installed
  2. Pentium-class processor
  3. 64 MB (megabytes) of memory RAM
  4. 108 available hard disk space (Note: Up to 178MB if Internet Explorer 5.5 is installed)
  5. VGA, SVGA or better display
  6. 640x480, 256 colors or better screen (optimized for 800x600)
  7. 14.4 Kbps or faster modem or other means of an Internet connection
  8. Internet Explorer 5.0+
Windows XP System Requirements:
  1. Pentium-class processor
  2. Remote Access Services (RAS) Installed
  3. 64 MB (megabytes) of memory RAM, or more
  4. Hard drive free space required for install: 108 MB
  5. VGA, SVGA or better display
  6. 800X600, 256 colors or better screen
  7. 14.4 Kbps or faster modem or other means of connecting to the Internet
  8. Internet Explorer version 6.0 or better

America Online 7.0

  1. Pentium 166
  2. 32MB (megabytes) of RAM minimum
  3. Hard drive free space required for install:
    Windows 95 - 208 MB**
    Windows 98 - 194 MB**
    Windows ME - 178 MB**
  4. VGA, SVGA or better display
  5. 640x480, 256 colors or better screen (optimized for 800x600)
  6. 14.4 Kbps or faster modem or other means of an Internet connection
  7. Internet Explorer 5.0+

** Requires 287 MB of free space if IE 5.5 needs to be installed.

  1. Remote Access Services (RAS) Installed
  2. Pentium 166
  3. 32MB (megabytes) of RAM minimum
  4. Hard drive free space required for install: 165 MB **
  5. VGA, SVGA or better display
  6. 640x480, 256 colors or better screen (optimized for 800x600)
  7. 14.4 Kbps or faster modem or other means of an Internet connection
  8. Internet Explorer 5.0+

** Requires 231 MB of free space if IE 5.5 needs to be installed.

  1. Pentium 166
  2. 32MB (megabytes) of RAM minimum
  3. Hard drive free space required for install: 165 MB
  4. VGA, SVGA or better display
  5. 640x480, 256 colors or better screen (optimized for 800x600)
  6. 14.4 Kbps or faster modem or other means of an Internet connection
  7. Internet Explorer 6.0+

** Note: AOL Media Player is not support on the AOL Mac Client software at this time.