Find Out If Your Computer Can Run Windows Vista
With the release of Windows Vista around the corner, I started wondering if my laptop will even run Vista. Thankfully Microsoft provides a utility to examine your system and let you know if you need to upgrade anything.
You can download the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor here.
Download and start the install:
Once you launch the application, click the Start Scan button.
You'll be sitting on this screen for at least a few minutes, while you get to read some of Microsoft's marketing crap:
Well, it looks like my computer can run Vista:
But it also looks like I have a few recommended upgrades:
It looks like my video card won't support the Aero user interface… so even though I can run Vista, I won't be able to use the cool new GUI:
Oh well. I plan to get a new desktop PC in the next few months anyway, and by that time maybe it'll be bundled with Vista.
Sweet! You think Windows Vista will run on a AMD 601Mhz Processor? I can overclock it easily to 1Ghz+ I'm getting a few new upgrades (4GB Ram, 2x 7950 NVidia GeForce Gfx Cards, new processor) But that won't be for awhile. I have 640MB of Ram, and a 30GB HD. Think it'd run on that?
Is there an advisor that runs in W2K, so that I can know whether the PC's hardware is Vistable without first installing XP (or Vista) on it ?