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Old 03-27-2007, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
And do I REALLY want Vista running on a 1.2GHz processor? My XP based machine runs 'satisfactorily' on a 1GHz machine.. Is an extra 200MHz really going to make that much of a difference?
From my experiments with my PC, the Vista compatibilty advisor and some experts...I would have to say the biggest requirement in Vista is the graphics card. You could run it in as little as a 1 Ghz provided you have a good graphics card. Mine is a NVidia 256Mb and I've got 784 RAM.



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No issues were detected for these system components
The following table contains system components that meet the minimum hardware requirements needed for Windows Vista.
Category Action Required Explanation
CPU No action required Your computer's CPU is AMD Athlon(tm)
System memory (RAM) No action required Your computer has 768.00 MB of RAM.
DVD drive No action required Your computer can read DVDs.
DVD-RW drive No action required You can record DVDs on your computer.
Video card No action required Your current video card will support the Windows Aero™ user experience.
 
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