Keystone System Requirements Keystone Requirements Keystone is a Microsoft Access application for use on Microsoft Windows computers and networks. Operating System: Windows 7, Windows Vista (Service Pack 2 or greater), Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3 or greater), or Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) If your affiliate has Windows 7 or Windows Vista systems, the version of Windows Vista or Windows 7 your affiliate uses needs to adequately support your existing office computing setup (e.g., if your affiliate's computers are on a network, then your version of Vista or Windows 7 needs to support that). CD-ROM drive for installation of program Monitor: Color with 1024 x 768 minimum resolution Your computer must at least be able to adequately run the version of Windows you are using. We strongly advise that you exceed the processor and memory requirements for your version of Windows if at all possible. In most cases, 1GB of memory for Windows XP or 2GB for Windows Vista or Windows 7 is recommended for everyday use. Software: Any Microsoft Office 2007 suite that includes Microsoft Access, or Microsoft Office 2003 Professional (Service Pack 2 or greater - see note below) is required. Keystone is not compatible with older versions of Office such as Office XP or with other programs such as OpenOffice. Please note that because Microsoft is no longer supporting Office 2003, MTD is discontinuing software development related to Office 2003 on December 31, 2010. (More information) MTD will continue development and support for Office 2007. We highly recommend obtaining Office 2007 upgrades well in advance of this date. You can purchase Office upgrades for very minimal cost at TechSoup, an organization that helps nonprofits acquire software at significant discounts. Microsoft Outlook is required to use the e-mailing functions in Keystone. If you do not use Outlook for e-mail, you will not be able to e-mail Family Partners, Contacts, Donors, and Volunteers from within Keystone. You also will not be able to automatically send error and system information from within Keystone to MTD to help us solve your technical support problems. QuickBooks Pro 2003 or higher (only required if you plan to use QuickBooks with Keystone). Internet Explorer 7 or higher is required to use the contextual Help from within Keystone. Hard Drive Space: Affiliates' databases vary significantly in size, but in general, 100MB is adequate for the Keystone program, related files, and an average affiliate database. However, if you use Keystone's Document and Picture Management features, the size of your Keystone folders can grow significantly and require many times that amount of disk space, though this is unlikely to cause problems given the size of most hard drives. This is something to keep in mind, though, when you perform regular backups of your Keystone files and folders. Optional Items Some additional items, while not required, will significantly enhance the effectiveness of Keystone: A printer for printing reports, letters, labels, coupons, and receipts. Backup software and either an external hard disk drive, a writable CD or DVD drive, or a network storage device for backup purposes. It is strongly recommended that you perform regular backups of the Keystone data to safeguard it from loss or corruption due to hardware failure or virus attacks. Local Area Network hardware and software if Keystone is to be used over a network. Internet access will allow you to view and participate in the MoreThanData User Forum. Other Keystone downloads will be available on MTD's web site. A scanner for digitizing documents or pictures and a digital camera, if you plan to use Keystone's Document and Picture Management tools. Some photocopiers and multi-function printers provide the ability to scan documents to PDF, the standard format for electronic documents. If you have one of these, check to see whether it has this option. TechSoup - A Valuable Resource for Affordable Software We encourage affiliates who need to upgrade their versions of Microsoft Windows or Office to read our informational page about TechSoup, a nonprofit organization who assists qualifying nonprofits in obtaining software at substantially reduced prices. You can find them at http://www.techsoup.org. If you have any questions about these changes, please feel free to contact us. The future of Habitrak 4.x Due to Microsoft discontinuing support for the database engine used in Habitrak 4.x, MoreThanData discontinued support for Habitrak 4.x and earlier versions of Habitrak as of January 1, 2008. MoreThanData will, of course, continue support for Keystone and its subsequent upgrades.