Vista’s System Requirements Are Here!
Dec 25th 2006
Microsoft Vista has gone RTM (Release To Manufacture ) and everyone has been curious as to if their PC will support Vista. Well, Microsoft have finally updated their website and here is the minimum specifications:
| Windows Vista Minimum Supported System Requirements | |
| Processor | 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1 |
| System Memory | 512 MB |
| GPU | SVGA (800×600) |
| Graphics Memory | - |
| HDD | 20 GB |
| HDD Free Space | 15 GB |
| Optical Drive | CD-ROM drive2 |
| Audio | - |
| Internet | - |
| 1 Processor speed is specified as the nominal operational processor frequency for the device. Some processors have power management which allows the processor to run at a lower rate to save power. | |
| 2 The CD-ROM may be external (not integral, not built into the system). | |
This is very hefty concluding the fact that these are XP’s System Requirements:
| • | Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended) |
| • | At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended) |
| • | At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk |
| • | CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive |
| • | Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device |
| • | Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600)or higher resolution |
| • | Sound card |
| • | Speakers or headphones |
In my opionion it’ll be a while until XP is obsolete, and good luck to Microsoft when they attempt to do so!
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December 25th, 2006 at 9:04 pm
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December 25th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Um… I thought the min req was a mac