Planning for Vista

Microsoft has put up the “minimal requirements” for Windows Vista on the Get Ready Web site. Here’s what they say:

A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least:

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

A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

  • 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 bottom line, even if you’re thinking that you’ll get the basic version of Windows Vista, get as close as you can to the higher-level specs if not more than that if you can.

2 Replies to “Planning for Vista”

  1. It would be nice if they created a test you can run on your PC so it will tell you if you meet the min. standard or not. That would be more accurate than some of the guessing we might do.

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