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title: "Requirements"
type: "wiki"
space: "Software"
author: "Nadine Chautilal"
created: 2023-05-10T16:31:57Z
updated: 2023-05-10T17:27:09Z
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/189/software/wiki/view/10358/requirements"
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# Requirements

### Recommended Requirements and Configuration for AccuMark

#### Software requirements

- Windows 10 or 11 Professional, 64 Bit
- Windows 10 or 11 Enterprise, 64 Bit

#### Hardware requirements

| **Hardware** | **Recommended** | **Minimum** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Processor \(CPU\) | Core i7, 4700S<br><br><br>3.1 GHz or higher | Core i5, 3550S<br><br><br>3.7 GHz or higher |
| Memory \(RAM\) | 16 + GB | 16 + GB |
| Disk | 240 + GB \(SSD\) | 120GB |

### Important Note:

1. AccuMark Family products do not support with **Soft Licensing** on MAC computers.

Minimal testing has been done with running AccuMark Family Products on MAC computers using Parallels\* and BootCamp\*.

DO NOT use for soft licensing! While we did not come across issues using AccuMark Family applications on these MAC – OS environments on supported hardware, and you may also find that it runs without significant problems - note that these are not officially supported \(MAC – OS\) environments.
2. **Unsupported**Windows Operating Systems
    - Windows 10, home edition
    - Windows 10, 32 bit
    - Windows 10, Education
    - Windows 11, home edition
    - Windows 11, 32 bit
    - Windows 11, Education
3. If you use Measurement Charts and/or Model Notes, you must have 64 Bit MS Office.

### Required User Permissions

**You must be logged on as an administrator to properly install the software.** You may not be fully able to uninstall an application under Windows if you are not logged on with the same privileges that you had when you installed the application.

The following lists the folder and registry locations where it is best to grant Full Control permissions for users’ logins who will be running the AccuMark software \(these locations are specific to AccuMark environments and will not interfere with other company settings\):

#### Folder locations

1. 1. - **C:\userroot**
        - **C:\acmkmrbin**
        - **C: \program files**
            - \(these were previously in\)
                - **C:\program files \(X86\)\Gerber Technology  \(for 64-bit\) -OR- C:\program files\Gerber Technology \(for 32-bit\)**
        - **C:\program files\common files**
            - \(these were previously in\)
                - C:\program files \(X86\)\Common files\Gerber Technology \(for 64-bit\) -OR-
                - C:\program files\Common files\Gerber Technology \(for 32-bit\)

        - IF using networked plotters, then the location\(s\) of the networked plotter queues
        - IF using networked digitizing, then the location used for the digitized files.
        - IF using shared Batch queue\(s\), then the location for the batch queue files.

#### Registry locations

1. - **HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\software\gerber**

    - **HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gerber**

    - - **\(these are entries that were previously in\)**

    - - - HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\software\gerber \(for 32-bit\) –OR-

    - - - HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\software\wow6432node\gerber \(for 64-bit\)