System Requirements

These are the minimum requirements to play radio or purchase music from MSN.

Hardware and Software Requirements

  • Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
  • Internet Explorer 5.01 (or later), which supports 128-bit encryption
  • Windows Media Player 7.1 (or later), we recommend the latest version
  • A 233 megahertz (MHz) processor (such as an Intel Pentium II or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processor) or faster
  • Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 (or later). To install the latest version of Flash Player for free, go to the Macromedia website
  • 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more
  • Speakers and sound capability

SETTINGS REQUIREMENTS

These settings are already appropriately set for most users. If you are experiencing problems with MSN Movies, please make sure the following settings are configured inside Internet Explorer:

  • Enable cookies:
    Your privacy settings in Internet Explorer need to be set to accept first-party cookies.  You can change this privacy setting this way:

    On the menu, go to Tools-> Internet Options -> click the Privacy tab -> click the Advanced button -> check "Override automatic cookie handling," and then choose to "Accept" First-party Cookies.

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

In addition to required software, we recommend that you use a high-speed Internet connection (Such as DSL, cable, Satellite, or T1) when you are watching trailers in MSN Movies. You can use a dial-up Internet Connection with MSN Movies, but you may experience longer wait times and poor video quality