i have a dell laptop with a 745 pentium M processor and 1Gb of RAM. a person i work with tells me that i will not be able to run windows vista very efficiently with this setup, even though i just bought my computer less than one year ago. do you think so? he seems to be the kind of person that thinks he knows everything but doesn't. also, i read that vista has a beta version out whatever that means? is this beta version a free trial or does it cost money?
windows vista questions/compatibiliby
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I think it should run ok on that setup, looks like u have plenty of ram ( not really sure, i think vista calls for 512, but it might be 1gb) and that proc should do ok, i personally think it will run no prob but i never tested out "vista"
i tested longhorn a while back on my 2800+ proc with 512mb, and it ran perfect
i tested longhorn a while back on my 2800+ proc with 512mb, and it ran perfect
"The following are the minimum system requirements needed to run a basic VistA-Office EHR set-up for a small physician practice:
Server hardware/platform
Processor speed: 1.4 gigahertz
Memory: 512 megabytes
Hard drive: 60 gigabytes
Compact Disk (CD) drive
Network capability (if more than one computer is used)
Windows compatible printer
Server operating system
Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher
Server database
Caché 5.0 or higher
Learn more about Caché
System data
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®)* code set
Learn more about the CPT code set
Workstation hardware
Processor: 1 gigahertz
Memory: 256 megabytes
Hard drive: 10 gigabytes
Network capability
Workstation operating system
Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher
Recommended server and workstation add-ons
Antivirus software (e.g., McAfee or Norton)
Internet connectivity (28.8 K modem or better)
Internet security software (e.g., McAfee or Norton)
Internet provider
MS Internet Explorer 5.5 or newer
Backup mechanism (e.g., CD-R/W drive)
Un-interruptible Power Supply
Static IP address" http://www.vista-office.org/software/requirements/
Does that sound like it needs a grand machine to meet minimum requirements? Microsoft also looks at existing hardwares when developing any version of Windows knowing that their product has to be able to work on older systems in order to be able to get people to upgrade to it. For a lengthy list of discussion and articles go to http://infospace.abcnews.com/_1_2FH....toolbar/search/web/vista+system+requirements
How many are in a rush to upgrade to Vista? will be another item. When 98 came out many waited until ME came out to go with 98SE. Vista will have 5 versions over XP's three current being Pro, Home, and 64bit. Most home users will probably choose the Basic or Premium versions since the other three are directed for businees and commercial applications there. Tell your co-worker to get the facts first. Hopefully this helps you out a little there.
Server hardware/platform
Processor speed: 1.4 gigahertz
Memory: 512 megabytes
Hard drive: 60 gigabytes
Compact Disk (CD) drive
Network capability (if more than one computer is used)
Windows compatible printer
Server operating system
Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher
Server database
Caché 5.0 or higher
Learn more about Caché
System data
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®)* code set
Learn more about the CPT code set
Workstation hardware
Processor: 1 gigahertz
Memory: 256 megabytes
Hard drive: 10 gigabytes
Network capability
Workstation operating system
Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher
Recommended server and workstation add-ons
Antivirus software (e.g., McAfee or Norton)
Internet connectivity (28.8 K modem or better)
Internet security software (e.g., McAfee or Norton)
Internet provider
MS Internet Explorer 5.5 or newer
Backup mechanism (e.g., CD-R/W drive)
Un-interruptible Power Supply
Static IP address" http://www.vista-office.org/software/requirements/
Does that sound like it needs a grand machine to meet minimum requirements? Microsoft also looks at existing hardwares when developing any version of Windows knowing that their product has to be able to work on older systems in order to be able to get people to upgrade to it. For a lengthy list of discussion and articles go to http://infospace.abcnews.com/_1_2FH....toolbar/search/web/vista+system+requirements
How many are in a rush to upgrade to Vista? will be another item. When 98 came out many waited until ME came out to go with 98SE. Vista will have 5 versions over XP's three current being Pro, Home, and 64bit. Most home users will probably choose the Basic or Premium versions since the other three are directed for businees and commercial applications there. Tell your co-worker to get the facts first. Hopefully this helps you out a little there.
m0nk3ys1ms
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XP has 4 versions if you count MCE
m0nk3ys1ms
Active Member
800mhz is the minimum for processor
Yes, there is a Windows Vista Beta 2 that is avaible for downlaod from microsofts website for free. You have toi have a DVD burner to burn it to a CD though, or you can pay 5$ and have oen shipped to you.
Your labtop should be able to run vista fine, although it wont be enarly as fast as you can run windows XP.
Your labtop should be able to run vista fine, although it wont be enarly as fast as you can run windows XP.
Encore4More said:
As you will note from the article there the minimum of a 1.4ghz cpu was mainly for a server case not a laptop. But rushing into a beta anything without a spare working system around can be a headache at times. After a full of trying to undo the IE 7.0 beta 2 browser that also effected folder options as well as internet settings the drive had to be wiped prematurely due to failing battery on the board itself there though before backing up the data on the drive fully. If you have a drive with multiple partitions or a spare lying around then try out the beta to see how it runs(yes slower probably).