# latest version of audacity

**URL:** <https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/latest-version-of-audacity/39448>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [August 11, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/latest-version-of-audacity/39448 "2015-08-11T12:24:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gale\_Andrews](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gale\_Andrews](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Gale_Andrews)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/latest-version-of-audacity/39448/2 "2015-08-11T16:53:49Z")

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You will need to have Service Pack 3 installed (or Service Pack 2 if you are on 64-bit Windows XP). Also the CPU must support SSE2: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2). See [http://audacityteam.org/download/windows#sysreq](http://audacityteam.org/download/windows#sysreq).

Also please see here about the security risks of running XP now that Microsoft no longer support it: [Important information for Windows XP users](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/important-information-for-windows-xp-users/37650/1).  
  
  
Gale

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