In order for you to play Cossacks: Art of War on Windows with minimal graphics settings, your computer must meet the following requirements
OS *:
Windows 7/Vista/XP
Processor (CPU):
1.6 GHz
Memory (RAM):
1GB
Hard Disk Space:
100MB of free space
Video Card:
128 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible or better video card with pixelshader 2.0
DirectX®:
9.0c
Sound:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Additional:
Microsoft XNA Framework 3.1