Windows Vista Compatibility program

[JonB]

Well Windows Vista should be released later on this year, but with some high specs needed to run, Microsoft have released a program that determines which aspects of your PC would need to be upgraded in order to run Windows Vista.

The system requirements for Windows Vista are: -

Core components
A modern processor (at least 800MHz1).
512 MB of system memory.
A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable.

To run the premium features
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1.
1 GB of system memory.
A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero2.
128 MB of graphics memory.
40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
DVD-ROM Drive3.
Audio output capability.
Internet access capability.

The Compatibility program can be downloaded from here...

https://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx

Here is how my laptop faired. (It will pretty much never be able to be upgraded for premium products.)
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/JonBod/vistacompatibility.jpg
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[djr]

My pc would run windows vista fine if microsoft would release a driver for my SATA controller :'(

[daz|n00by]

[djr]

[djr]

[Rookie]

My laptop is realtively close actually, to run the core stuff. I'd neeed to change my RAM used for system back to 512, and free up 14GBs of space. I have 700MBs of a 60GB HDD left.

[JonB]

Well I do have 512MB of RAM but 64MB is being shared with graphics.

Gonna upgraded to 2GB of RAM in the laptop and then allow shared Graphics Memory up to 128MB.
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[bazza]

Oh yeah, I'm going to rush out and buy the same old shite with a new coat of paint...

https://www.ochainn.ath.cx/images/therealvista.jpg
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[daz|n00by]

So i take it that the people saying they wont upgrade or why should i upgrade are still using windows 3.1 or maybe windows 95? after all you didn't have to buy /use xp did you? you didn't have to upgrade from 95 to 98 did you ? but you did!
Change happens and no matter how much you hate windows or Bill if it wasn't for him you wouldn't be sitting on your PC typing here or playing games, in fact i very much doubt that many homes would even have a home PC if it was not for windows.
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[daz|n00by]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

@ Siggi using linux. You'd lose your rag with it before you'd manage to log in.

[bazza]

[daz|n00by]

And how many home users have heard of anything else apart from windows?

I really dont see how you feel you have a argument about windows bringing pc's to the mass's.
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"Its Better To Burn Out Than Fade Away!!!!!!" "Lifes a bitch and then you Die"
"I`m a tool, one with just enough intelligence to know it, just enough spirit to resent it...but not enough backbone to do anything about it. " Siggi 2006 pure class.

[djr]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Try instructing Veira, the retired 65 year old granny how to setup wireless networking on a linux machine. Ain't gonna happen.

[bazza]

[daz|n00by]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

[bazza]