Albus Dumbledore Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I have a 512 mb 400 mhz ramAsus a8v-mx moboamd athlon 64 3200+ cpusata seagate 80 gbIn the 512 mb of ram i'm already using 32 mb for video.Can anyone tell me wether i can install 32 bit vista in my pc or what all necessary addons will i need to install vista in my pc.One more question....Is vista compatible to most programs?Thankyou! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Basic should be OK, but whether you can run other Vista versions depends on the resources you need :-http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...quirements.mspxCompatibility with existing programs and older hardware is "variable" :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I always shy away from upgrading existing machines, especially if they are towards the bottom of the list of requirements for a new system (which yours is).You will most likely find that your upgrade is not nearly as good (in many or all respects) as a machine designed and built for Vista and you may find it struggles to carry out tasks that XP managed with ease.I have three XP machines and I'm not the least bit inspired to either upgrade to Vista or to replace with dedicated Vista machines.Think carefully before you do anything to change your current setup, you could well end up very disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Try this:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...adeadvisor.mspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albus Dumbledore Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Try this:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...adeadvisor.mspxHey thaks guys... I decided to stick on to windows xp for a while until i get a new 1gig memory stick. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Dumbledore: can't you just do something with your wand to enlarge that 512MB stick into 1GB? :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejbpesca Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 If your computer is like mine it will only accept 512mb of ram...mine is an old Toshiba notebook.For me Vista will not be a possibility.As for Vista, my friend just got a new Toshiba with a gig of ram...the Vista on this machine takes up so much memory to operate it eats up most of the advantage of that ram space.My OS is XP Home...MicroSoft themselves told me "Dont upgrade anything."I believe it. I have tried and failed several times and have to resort to a system restore.Right now Im battling a virus that seems to be immune to everything I throw at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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