Is it possible to run Vista home premium with 256mb ram?

Question

I'm well over quialified in everything else:
100gb hardrive
3.00 ghz processor
nvdia 8600

Answer 1

Absolutely not.
Vista claims to run with 512mb RAM. It will, but sloooooooooowly - and if you try to run anything else, you will end up banging you head against the wall. Trust me. My wallpaper and screensaver are set to none, yet Vista was as slow as molasses. I bought another 512mb chip which brings me to 1024 RAM - and now it works fine for me.
Note: I don't do games or videos. If you intend to use Vista for games, better go for 2G RAM if your computer can handle it.

The Windows Vista Tool will examine your PC and tell you if Vista will work (which, with 256 RAM, I know it won't).

Microsoft Windows Vista Advisor Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx

Recommended minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista
To view a list of recommended minimum hardware requirements, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
919183 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183/) System requirements for Windows Vista
Operating system requirements to upgrade to Windows Vista
To view a list of Windows versions that can be upgraded to Windows Vista editions, see the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx

Answer 2

I bought a Toshiba laptop with 512mb ramm and Vista. Thing was so dang slow. I upgraded it to 1 GB and now its working ok.

Answer 3

definitely need more RAM
RAM is one of the most important requirements for running an operating system, especially WIndows
256 just isn't enough for Vista

Answer 4

nope minimum requirement for Vista 2GB of RAM

Answer 5

I wouldn't ...512 at lest. But the more you can install the better off you'll be.