System requirements for Sage 50 Payroll Ireland

Summary

The system requirements for Sage 50 Payroll Ireland and how to check them on your computer.

Minimum requirements

Operating system

▼ Check your operating system

Check your operating system

Press the Windows key and R, then type winver, then select OK

This opens the About Windows window, which displays the operating system details.

Compatible operating systems:

Windows® 11
Windows® 10
Windows® Server 2022
Windows® Server 2019
Windows® Server 2016 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64)
Windows® Server 2012

Ensure that you install all the latest Microsoft service packs and updates.

Computer specifications

▼ Check your computer specifications

RAM (Memory)

You need 2GB RAM for Sage 50 Payroll Ireland.

Press the Windows key + R, then type msinfo32, then select OK

If the memory appears in KB (Kilobytes), to calculate the equivalent in MB (Megabytes) you can divide the figure by 1024. Alternatively, use the following values as a guide:

1 GB = 1024 MB = 1,048,576 KB
512MB = 524,288 KB
256MB = 262,144 KB
128MB = 131,072 KB
64MB = 65,536 KB
32MB = 32,768 KB
16MB = 16,384 KB

Free disk space

You need 2GB of free disk space. You need additional space for data files.

Press the Windows key and E.
Select This PC, then right-click C:.
Select Properties.

Processor speed

You need a 2Ghz processor or equivalent for Sage 50 Payroll Ireland.

Network specification

▼ Check what network specifications you need

Network speed

You need 1Gbps (100Mbps minimum) for Sage 50 Payroll Ireland.

Performance improves with higher specification computers and networks. A Netbook computer, running an entry-level operating system, requires less advanced hardware.

Supported types of installation

You can run Sage 50 Payroll Ireland as a standalone type install or server/client set up.

We do not support the following network configurations:

Peer-to-peer network
Citrix client-server network
Wide area network (WAN)
Virtual-Machine platforms or configuration (VM-ware)
Hyper-V servers

If your data is on a network, install it on the server and each computer. This keeps your legislation correct and prevents data issues. Install Sage 50 Payroll Ireland on a network.

Office integration

▼ Integrate with Office products

Some features of Sage 50 Payroll Ireland interact with and require an installation of Microsoft Office.

These features include:

Emailing payslips and reports
Exporting reports to Microsoft Excel

Sage 50 Payroll Ireland isn't compatible with 64-bit editions of Microsoft Office.

Compatible Office versions

Microsoft 365 (32-bit desktop edition)
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit desktop edition)
Microsoft Office 2013 (32-bit desktop edition)
Microsoft Office 2010 (32-bit desktop edition)
Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2003

Display settings

▼ Check your display settings

Your screen resolution needs to be between 1280 x 768 for standard monitors and 1920 x 1080 for 4k and hi-res monitors.

Right-click Desktop, then select Display Settings

Your current system

▼ How to check

Check the operating system

Press the Windows key + R.
Type winver, then select OK.

This opens the About Windows window, which displays the operating system details.

If you're using an Apple Mac computer, you can see the Apple symbol at the top right-hand corner of the screen. We currently don't test Sage 50 Payroll Ireland on Apple Mac.

Operating system, processor speed and RAM

Press the Windows key + R.
Type msinfo32, then select OK.

If the memory appears in KB (Kilobytes), to calculate the equivalent in MB (Megabytes) you can divide the figure by 1024. Alternatively, use the following values as a guide:

1 GB = 1024 MB = 1,048,576 KB
512MB = 524,288 KB
256MB = 262,144 KB
128MB = 131,072 KB
64MB = 65,536 KB
32MB = 32,768 KB
16MB = 16,384 KB

Free disk space

Press the Windows key + E.
Right-click C:, then select Properties.

Display settings

From your Windows desktop, select Start.
Select Settings, then System.
Select Display, then Advanced display settings, then select Resolution.

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Last Modified Date: Thu Nov 06 11:00:04 UTC 2025
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