Are You Vista Ready?

New features include improved security, smart new graphics and more media capabilities.

Vista comes with a raft of new improvements designed to make it easier to use, including better icons and desktop windows.
There is also a sidebar designed to pull information directly from the Net.

Finding and managing your documents should be easier thanks to improved search capabilities.
In short you can search for a file on your local drive or run a search of the Internet all from the one search bar.

Stronger security and a built in basic spyware scanner is also included.
Windows Defender:

The built in Firewall currently in use with XP SP2 is also included.

Microsoft claims the new software will be easier to use and not too much of a shock to those use to the older versions.

Having said that most people wait six or twelve months until all the bugs and driver issues are ironed out.

How can you tell if your machine is compatible with Vista?

The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor will help you determine if your current PC is ready for an upgrade to Windows Vista.
It will also help you to choose the edition of Windows Vista that suites your requirements, weather it be for the home or office.
Download the Upgrade Advisor RC and run an analysis of your current PC and use the detailed feedback to ensure that your PC is ready for the edition of Windows Vista that best suits your needs.

A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least:

A modern processor (at least 800MHz).
512 MB of system memory.
A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable.
A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.

1 GB of system memory.

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum) Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel.

40 GB of hard drive capacity with 20 GB free space.

DVD-ROM Drive.

Audio output capability.

Internet access capability.

Some hardware changes will be required to your current system, such as increasing the memory (RAM), a more powerful graphics card and increase the hard drive capacity.
Some my find they just need to upgrade there hard drive.

Also there are upgrade options available.
The table below indicates the upgrade options for the current selection of existing Windows Operating System (OS).
Whether you can actually perform an in-place upgrade depends on which version of Windows you already have and which Vista you plan to get.
You can only perform an in-place upgrade from certain Windows XP versions to certain Windows Vista versions; you can't upgrade any of the pre-Vista Windows operating systems (including Windows 9x/Me and Windows 2000) to Vista without performing a clean installation.

Windows Vista Home Basic Home Premium Vista Business Vista Ultimate

Rather than install Vista onto a newly formatted hard drive, you have the option of purchasing an Express Upgrade kit to upgrade from Windows XP Professional to Vista.
For more details go to the Microsoft Vista Express Upgrade website.

Of course formatting and installing a fresh copy of Vista on a clean hard drive is the best option, but there are many things to consider here. First of all you must back up your existing data.

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