May 29th 2007
Windows Vista sure looks nice, but wait…
Written by: Jerry Gartner in Featured »
We recently received our Microsoft Action Pack Vista “Upgrade”, and I was quite eager for a test drive. Our accountant/marketing person has a pretty beefy system, so she was the perfect candidate for the upgrade… or so it seemed.
Here’s the recommended hardware requirements for Vista Business:
- 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 GB of system memory
- 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
- Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
- WDDM Driver
- 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
- Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
- 32 bits per pixel
- DVD drive
- Sound Card
- Internet
Other than the graphics, these requirements aren’t a powerhouse by most standards, but they are more than adequate resources for most business uses. Note the requirement for a DVD drive, as opposed to a regular CD drive. Windows Vista only comes on DVD. In addition to the hardware considerations, the software and peripherals that your business is using need to be evaluated as well. After some research, it was determined that IE 7 and, consequently, Windows Vista, won’t work with Continue Reading »
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