Can my laptop run Vista?

[compfreak4334]

intel core duo 2 combined at 2.74 ghts
1gb memory
256 geforce go 6600 graphics card


will it be able to run vista, and how well will it run?

 

[Jon]

nah that won't run vista... of course it will!! that laptop will easily run vista and i would expect that it will run pretty smoothly

 

[compfreak4334]

nah that won't run vista... of course it will!! that laptop will easily run vista and i would expect that it will run pretty smoothly

Thank GOD!

 

[ghost]

Windows Vista Capable PC Specification (Minimum Requirements):

* A modern processor (at least 800MHz)
* 512 MB of system RAM memory
* A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable

Windows Vista Premium Ready PC Specifications (Recommended Requirements):

* 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
* 1 GB of system memory
* A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero (DirectX 9 class graphics processor that supports WDDM Driver, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware and 32 bits per pixel with big enough graphics memory)
* 128 MB of graphics memory
* 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space
* DVD-ROM Drive
* Audio output capability
* Internet access capability

from: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/05/23/windows-vista-minimum-and-recommended-system-requirements/

 

[compfreak4334]

how smooth though. I would like some expectations. how many programs can i run? could i run a virus scan and watch a movie as esaly as i do now?

 

[nffc10]

Windows Vista Premium Ready PC Specifications (Recommended Requirements):

* 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
* 1 GB of system memory
* A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero (DirectX 9 class graphics processor that supports WDDM Driver, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware and 32 bits per pixel with big enough graphics memory)
* 128 MB of graphics memory
* 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space
* DVD-ROM Drive
* Audio output capability
* Internet access capability

from: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/05/23/windows-vista-minimum-and-recommended-system-requirements/

Doesn't that tell you everything? If not, yes you could.

But obviously it wouldn't run as fast as it does now, with Vista being a more demanding os.