Features:

Searching Just Got Easier

Microsoft Premium 2008 makes searching for information faster and more fun than ever. With the Encarta Search Bar, information is readily accessible and results include trusted information from both Encarta Premium 2008 and the Web.

More multimedia than ever before

Want to watch wildlife? Explore Mars? Travel the globe from the comfort of your home? Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 has the visual tools to help. See historic events and places with 2- and 3-D virtual tours. Get a new perspective on the past with the unique Dynamic Timeline, which illustrates key events from geologic time to the present day. Enjoy captivating videos from the Discovery Channel which let you view a range of topics in detail.

A Kid-Friendly Zone

Encarta Kids is special area of Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 is for younger learners, ages 7 to 12. Packed with age-appropriate articles and lively multimedia, Encarta Kids provides your children with a safer place to explore all kinds of topics. Encourage their learning to become a lifetime activity. This colorful, easy to navigate environment has plenty of maps, photos, and interactive

System Requirements:

To use Microsoft® Encarta® Premium 2008, you need:

• A personal computer with a Pentium 600-MHz processor or faster (1 GHz or faster recommended)
• Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later
• 256 MB of RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
• 1.2 GB of available hard-disk space
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 requires between 210 and 620 MB of hard-disk space (included on disc)
• DVD-ROM drive or 4x or faster CD-ROM Drive (Optional)
• High Color capable or better video card with a minimum 800 × 600 resolution (1024 × 768 recommended)
• Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse® or compatible pointing device
• 16-bit sound card and headphones or speakers

Additional items or services required to use certain features:

• Encarta Kids requires an additional 430 MB of hard-disk space
• Copy to Hard Drive requires an additional 1.8 GB of available hard-disk space
• Access to sounds and videos require Windows Media Player 8
• Access to interactive media requires Adobe Shockwave and Adobe Flash

To Update Encarta, Web Links, Weather or Radio Links, you need:2

• 28.8-Kbps or faster modem
• An Internet connection
• Internet functionality may require payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider (ISP); local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply
• Up to 4 MB of additional hard-disk space required for each month's installment

   
Content Updates are available until October 2008.