System Requirements

To install BlackBerry® Desktop Software for PC v7.1, you'll need to meet the minimum system requirements listed below.

Hardware requirements

• Intel® compatible 1 GHz or higher processor
• 512 MB of RAM
• USB 1.1 or higher USB port
• Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater
• 100 MB of free hard disk space for typical installation

Software requirements

• Windows® XP SP3 or later, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 or Windows 8
  • If you’re using a 64-bit Windows XP computer, you must install a hotfix from Microsoft®. Learn about and download the Microsoft hotfix.
    
• Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or an active Internet connection
• iTunes version 7.7.1 or later, or Windows Media® Player version 10 or later, for music synchronization

BlackBerry smartphones

• For media synchronization: BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.2 or later and a media card or built-in media storage
• For the Wi-Fi® music sync feature: BlackBerry® 6 or later
  
• For other desktop features: BlackBerry Device Software version 4.1 or later

Desktop email programs

For enterprise integration with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, one of the following email program requirements must be met:

• Microsoft® Outlook® 2002, 2003, 2007 or 2010 (corporate or workgroup installation) with an email account on a Microsoft® Exchange Server version 5.5 SP 4 or later that can receive messages from the Internet
  
• IBM® Lotus Notes® 5.0.6 or later with an email account on an IBM® Lotus® Domino® server 5.03 or later (5.0.12 or later recommended) that can receive messages from the Internet
  

Organizers

The following organizers are supported for synchronization:

• IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.5, 7.0.4, 8.0.3, 8.5.1 and 8.5.2
• Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010
• Microsoft® Outlook® Express (Windows XP)
• Windows Calendar (Windows Vista)
• Windows Contacts (Windows Vista, Windows 7)