I have had my desktop for 2 years now and I want to put windows vista on it but can I install vista if my computer does'nt say windows vista capable on the sticker that comes on the CPU and tells you what operating system your computer was designed to run.
2007-03-21 14:58:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
There doesn't need to be a sticker, if your computer was made before Vista was announced then there won't be one.
Use the upgrade advisor page at Microsoft to see which parts will run:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx
Here are the minimum requirements for Vista Home:
* 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
* 512 MB of system memory
* 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
* Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory
* DVD-ROM drive
* Audio Output
* Internet access (fees may apply)
Additional Requirements
Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.
Home Premium / Business / Ultimate on this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/systemrequirements.mspx
2007-03-21 15:11:30 · answer #1 · answered by BigJohnny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BiggJohnn is giving it to you straight! You may need to make several hardware upgrades to your computer to make it Vista compatible. Vista should install right over WinXP. That is why most folks will be waiting a while before installing Vista, you will have the added cost of hardware upgrades to make the computer capable of running Vista. The other issue is that Vista is not 100% foolproof yet. There are still a lot of "bugs" to be worked out of this operating system.
2007-03-21 16:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just wanted to tell you that minimum system requirments for win vista are
Processor: P-3 800 Mhzand greater
RAM: ATLEAST 512 MB RAM is required otherewise system becomes a little bit slow,
20 GB of Hard disk Space.
AND ofcorse a DVD ROM.
these are the basic requirments win vista needs...
2007-03-22 03:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by Jassi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know on microsoft.com they give a program that you install on your computer and run that tells you if you computer is vista capable...and if its not than its a good idea to upgrade...but dont upgrade to the minimum...upgrage to the recomended..or more...vista i hear is really slow right now so the faster the computer the better
2007-03-21 15:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by kev0951 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO here and download the upgrade advisor
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx
2007-03-21 15:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Techman2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋