can i run windows vista on my pc?

Question

i have a intel 1.0 celeron processor
i have a intel 82GEBV2 Motherboard
i have 384 MB Ram
i have a 60 GB Seagate hard disk
i have windows xp professional on it
i have a Nvidia Quadro 256 MB 3d Graphics card

will windows vista install on my pc without any problems or driver problems..will it run vista ultimate...

i tried using upgrade advisor but it said the page cannot be displayed when i pressed next...

can windows vista be installed from my hard disk if i run windows vista setup in xp...

and will a 64 bit os run on a x86 system

and will a 64 bit os run on a x86 system

i have a 2 ghz processor not 1.0 sorry..

Answer 1

Run the test at the link below.....it will tell you if your pc can run vista....

http://pcpitstop.com/vistaready/default.asp

You will need a dual processor to run a 64 bit version of any operating system..... or AMD makes a sigle core X64 processor... but a 64 bit O.S. will not run on a celeron processor...

Answer 2

Why on earth do you want vista it'.s not that great. But if you're set on getting it i'm sorry installing Vista Ultimate and using Aero theme is no way, it would be suicide. You could run Vista without the silly Aero theme but that's the main thing people want from Vista, a silly theme. It would still run slow even without the Aero theme, cos of all the useless "features" in Vista. And a 64 bit OS will require a 64 bit system probably, and there's no point buying a more expensive OS when even if it could run, you wouldn't get the benefits of 64 bit. To run Vista you will need more RAM, 1 GB probably is safe, with a good Pentium 4 processor. Hard Drive is fine, and if you have any peripherals such as printers and scanners and stuff now on XP, bin them, they will not work with vista.

Answer 3

Recommended Requirements

* 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)

Answer 4

Windows.com (or microsoft.com?) one of the 2 anyway, has a download you can get and install called "windows vista upgrade advisor"
It scans your pc and tells you everything that's ok, and everything that needs upgraded (drivers, RAM, Hard Disk, etc...) for Vista to work.

But, you at least need 1GB RAM to run it, I can tell you that much.

Answer 5

you need to run the program that tells you what you need to do before you upgrade my advice is get the transformation pack 6 and install that and buy a system that comes with vista installed

Answer 6

let me give you a heads up on vista .
IMO opinion it's far to early to upgrade to it . there are a host of compatibility issues . from drivers , to programs not designed for it , to tech support personal not fully understanding it . for this reason as the network Admin for a MAJOR US. business , i will not allow my staff to install vista on any of our work stations at this time . we will stick with xp pro

Answer 7

I wouldn't recommend it. Vista is a memory hog.