intel pentuim 4
2.40ghZ
512mb of ram
40gb Hard drive
ATI Radeon Mobilty 7500 (32mb graphic memory)
2006-12-09 17:28:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I do not need to run windows vista's aero
2006-12-09 17:33:17 · update #1
If you don't need or want to run Aero ... your lappy will run it just fine .... I had it running on an AMD 1300 - 512ram - with a 20GB hdd and 32mb integrated graphics ....
But you're better off sticking with XP for now .... for all it's bells and whistles ... Vista just isn't that much better to warrant an upgrade ...Yet
2006-12-09 18:07:10 · answer #1 · answered by deadkelly_1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because your PC has the minimum requirement for Vista. However you need to upgrade some of the components on your pc because it will barely run Vista, even without the eye candy GUI. A video card with at least 256 Mb of RAM is the first thing you should be thinking about. Next you need a bigger HDD, because it's too small --- 80GB at least. Increase the amount system memory to at least 1GB is also a good idea.
2006-12-09 18:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by Ted B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I don't believe windows Vista is ready to run on any machine well !!!
It's too new, should not have been released from BETA yet, it's not ready, it is full of dozens of bugs
and will not be smooth running for a long time.
Stick with windows XP with Sp2. It is now running smoothly with IE6 SP2
If it aint broke, don't fix it....you might wind up with lots and lots of problems like others that are UNloading too new Oses and Applications. Wait a long while before switching.
h2h
2006-12-09 17:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it will run no doubt, you just wont have the luxury of aero, if u want that, jus get a new graphics card with atleast 128 MB Video ram and upgrade to 1GB or ram and ur set
2006-12-09 18:08:25 · answer #4 · answered by Kris M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it needs a minimum of Radeon 9600 to run with 128MB of course.
But the others are still ok though.
2006-12-09 17:31:58 · answer #5 · answered by core966 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might, I would be very surprised.
For one - I dont think you have enough memory (512mb) prob not enough.
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www.microsft.com
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and download the windows vista upgrade adviser file and run on ya laptop
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this will tell you as I have done this myself
2006-12-09 17:36:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should but according to microsoft you are on the ragged edge! They say dont expect it to run at its max best!
2006-12-09 17:32:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is a list of the MINIMUM requirements : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/systemrequirements.mspx according to this it will be fine with Vi$ta.
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2006-12-09 18:28:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, your laptop will probably be able to run the Vista downgrade....
2006-12-09 18:17:47 · answer #9 · answered by zachsandberg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here is what you need to answer your question:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx
2006-12-09 17:57:45 · answer #10 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋