System Requirements

Hardware and software

The minimum and recommended hardware and minimum software you will require in order to access LEGENDcom is listed below.

Before you download any items or make changes to your computer we recommend you contact your PC maintenance service or the technician who installed your operating system.

Minimum hardware required	Recommended hardware	Minimum software required
Standard Windows-based computer 500MHz processor Pentium II compatible 256MB RAM Super VGA (1024x768) monitor with 16-bit colour DVD – 70MB free disk space (plus additional 5GB free space required if not reading the content from the DVD) Mouse or compatible pointing device Internet connection.	Standard Windows-based computer 1.1GHz processor Pentium III compatible 500MB RAM Super VGA (1024x768) monitor with 16-bit colour DVD – 70MB free disk space (plus additional 5GB free space required if not reading the content from the DVD) Mouse or compatible pointing device Internet connection: high speed 1MB or better broadband connection.	English and non-English operating systems Windows XP Professional, latest service pack Home, latest service pack Windows 2000 Professional, latest service pack Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later, Service Pack 2 Java plug-in v1.3.1 – Java and cookie support must be enabled Adobe Reader 6.0 or later NET 1.1 or greater required to install DVD on any supported operating system.

Note: LEGENDcom is a browser-based application. The speed that LEGENDcom loads on your computer will be affected by the type of internet connection you have and your Internet Service Provider (ISP). To ensure you obtain the best performance from LEGENDcom we recommend a high speed 1MB or higher broadband service.

Apple Macintosh and Linux

We recommend that LEGENDcom subscribers use Microsoft Windows-based PCs. We are unable to provide technical support to subscribers using Apple desktops and notebooks or Linux. However, we have a number of clients who access the product successfully through Apple or Linux systems.

Before purchasing a LEGENDcom subscription, we recommend you test whether your system can support LEGENDcom by testing the sample version.

Note: The sample version is not up to date and does not contain a complete set of historical information. It is intended to show the structure and functionality of LEGENDcom only. The sample version also includes one example fillable form for testing purposes.
See: LEGENDcom Free Sample

Checking your browser

To ensure the security and privacy of your information, this site uses a secure protocol (HTTPS) for all transmissions of personal data between your browser and the site. This means that your browser must be able to support HTTPS. The site will attempt to establish a secure connection using 128-bit encryption. If the browser does not support this level of encryption, then the connection will not be established and you will not be able to access, or submit a subscription for, LEGENDcom.

If your browser does not support the secure protocol (HTTPS), you will need to update your browser to access LEGENDcom. The most recent versions of commonly used browsers can be downloaded free of charge from the web sites of the suppliers.

Internet Explorer

You can check the version and encryption strength of your copy of Internet Explorer by opening the application, choosing the Help Menu from the toolbar, then About Internet Explorer. If the version is incorrect or Cipher Strength shows anything smaller than 128 bit, then you will need to upgrade your browser to access LEGENDcom.

You can either click the Update Information link next to the Cipher Strength in the About Internet Explorer box, or visit the Microsoft website and follow the instructions for downloading an upgrade of your internet browser.
See: Microsoft

Internet Explorer 7 users may experience the Internet Explorer error message ‘connection timed out’. The common reason for this error relates to a website page that is not displayed within a few minutes. Internet Explorer imposes a time-out limit for a page to load.
See: Microsoft Help and Support

Adobe Reader

LEGENDcom includes Adobe fillable forms that can be saved and completed offline. To save the fillable forms and the data you have entered you need to have Adobe Reader 6.0 or better. You can check the version of your copy of Adobe Reader by opening the application, choosing the Help Menu from the toolbar, then About Adobe Reader.

Adobe Reader is available by visiting the Adobe website and following the instructions for downloading the latest version.
See: Adobe

Java

If you open LEGENDcom and are unable to see or use the Table of Contents, that is, the grey area on the left of your screen is blank, this is probably due to Java not being installed on your computer.

If you do not have Java on your computer you can still access LEGENDcom using HTML by following the steps below. This option gives you the same access to legislation, policy, and fillable forms.

Step	Action
1	Locate the Table of Contents in LEGENDcom (the grey area to the left of the screen).
2	Click on the 'HTML' tab at the top of the Table of Contents.

Alternatively, you can download the Java component direct from the Java website. (We recommend downloading Java by selecting the 'Manual Download' link at the top of the page, and then Windows Offline Installation.) The component is referred to as the Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE).
Note: This is over 12MB so the download may take quite some time depending on the speed of your modem.
See: Java