Qimo needs a minimum of 256MB of memory to run from the CD, or 192MB to install. At least 6 GB of hard drive space is recommended, and a 400MHz or faster CPU.
Installation was rather straightforward, although it took longer than expected, as I didn’t burn my Qimo install CD correctly. Since the laptop had a relatively slow optical drive, it moved slowly, but it wasn’t a difficult install. A word of warning: The installation process will ask you to create a user, enter a password, and ask you if you want to log in automatically. DO NOT CHOOSE TO AUTO-LOGIN. The Qimo install has already created a customized autologin, and the information you are entering is for the parent/administrator account. All in all, the install went well. Sound and graphics configured themselves automatically.
If you’ve got kids, or are working on a computers for people who have kids, give Qimo 4 Kids a try. The kids will thank you for it.
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