These are the minimum system requirements for HIPS and SIPS Professional 7.1
Component
Requirement
Processor
Intel® 3.0 GHz Processor or better
Memory
2 GB of RAM or more
Hard Disk
1 GB of available hard disk space for installation with additional
space required for sample data files
Display
32-bit (true color) OpenGL® 2.0 capable video display adapter with 128MB of memory or greater
Operating System
Windows® XP 32-Bit with SP3 or later, Windows Vista® with SP1 or later, Windows 7® or later
Other
USB or Parallel port for software key
3rd Party Software
A standards-based PDF viewer
The latest version of the software requires a video card that fully supports OpenGL with a recommended 128MB of RAM. We advise against the use of onboard video cards as some functionality issues have been observed.