Wanting to Run Windows Vista...HELP?

[oc9ine]

Hi there,

I want to upgrade to Windows Vista from Win xp pro.

I want to buy Intel Motherboard D101ggc with 1 gig ram and Geforce 7300 gt
pcx 256mb card with 120 gb drive.

Is it ok with my above mentioned config to go ahead?

Oc9ine.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi there,

I want to upgrade to Windows Vista from Win xp pro.

I want to buy Intel Motherboard D101ggc with 1 gig ram and Geforce 7300 gt
pcx 256mb card with 120 gb drive.

Is it ok with my above mentioned config to go ahead?

Oc9ine.

Recommended System Requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/systemrequirements.mspx

Upgrade Advisor
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx

And, of course, check the respective web sites of your computer's
specific components for the availability of Vista-specific driver
drivers and any known compatibility issues.


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[Phil Weldon]

'oc9ine' wrote:
| I want to upgrade to Windows Vista from Win xp pro.
|
| I want to buy Intel Motherboard D101ggc with 1 gig ram and Geforce 7300 gt
| pcx 256mb card with 120 gb drive.
|
| Is it ok with my above mentioned config to go ahead?
_____

No.

While Windows Vista will run on such a system, that does not mean it is a
good choice.

If you want full use of the new graphics interface of Vista, then you should
get a DX10 compatible video card; currently the nVidia based 8500 GT at
about $80 US is a good entry-level DX10 compatible video card.

The Intel D101GGC motherboard is obsolete, and will not accept current Intel
CPUs (Core 2). Not only that, it has built-in, though not particularly
good, video, and does not need a video card. This motherboard uses DDR
memory, which is now obsolete. The Intel E4400 Core 2 Duo is about $112 US,
earlier Intel CPUs are now obsolete.

Limiting your memory to 1 GByte is probably a mistake, especially since
memory has become very cheap again (2 X 1 GByte DDR2 can be less that about
$80 US.

Limiting your hard drive to 120 GBytes is probably a mistake, especially
since much larger drives have gotten so inexpensive (500 GByte hard drive
can be had for less than $100 US.)

All in all, your list of components seem like a mistake to me, choosing a
system that is already two years out of date is a bad way to start. The
money you would spend on upgrading to Vista from Windows XP Pro would be
much better spent on an up-to-date system.

Don't go with your current list. Post your questions in a hardware
newsgroup; this newsgroup is for the operating system Windows XP Pro and you
will get more help in a hardware newsgroup.

Also you should post more details including
your current system
why you wish to upgrade to Windows Vista
what you will use your system for.

Even if you are getting a 'spectacular' deal for the 1 GByte DDR Memory,
D101 GGC motherboard, 120 GByte hard drive, Celeron CPU and Geforce 7300 GT
(say less than $200 US) you will have an obsolete system.

Phil Weldon

| Hi there,
|
| I want to upgrade to Windows Vista from Win xp pro.
|
| I want to buy Intel Motherboard D101ggc with 1 gig ram and Geforce 7300 gt
| pcx 256mb card with 120 gb drive.
|
| Is it ok with my above mentioned config to go ahead?
|
| Oc9ine.
|
|
|
|

 

[Harry Ohrn]

I guess it depends what you mean by "ok". Vista will install and run on the
system if that is all you want to know.