Windows Vista as everyone knows isn’t ready to be released yet. However it’s already in the news practically everyday (sounds like a conspiracy to me). Microsoft has recently released a document which would give details on what exactly a PC requires to be Vista capable and what constitutes a Windows Vista Capable computer. However, a Window Vista Capable PC would mean that it can run the home edition of the Vista and would feature the Vista Logo (how kind of Microsoft!). So if you are going to go PC shopping very soon, you should check out the label which would read "Designed for Windows XP—Windows Vista Capable".
The minimum requirements needed to run the coveted (?) Windows Vista would include the ability to run on Windows XP, would have a modern CPU, 512MB of RAM, a DirectX 9 class graphics processor and also has support for Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) to take advantage of Vista’s improved graphics. This may look all okay but to run the new Aero user interface and to experience the true Vista experience, then read on for more specs:
* DirectX 9 class graphics hardware that supports WDDM and Pixel Shader 2.0
* A minimum of 32 bits per pixel
* Appropriate graphics memory for specified monitor resolutions
expressed as total pixels (X dimension multiplied by Y dimension)
* Graphics memory bandwidth, as assessed by Windows Vista’s built in
system assessment tool WinSAT.EXE, of at least 1,800MB/s at 1,310,720 pixels
on a desktop and at the native resolution on a mobile PC.
Window Vista Capable PC Specs
Sourced By T.P. Edited by Colbert Low
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