| [Info] Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Beta quote:
The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you can run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready for an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will scan your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known system and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how you can get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add functionality to Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software applications will run with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today and check this site in a few months for a new version...
»www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/g···ult.mspx
Screenshots: Checking your PC for Vista-bility »news.com.com/2300-1016_3-6073866···ubj=news
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 Greg_ZPremium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL | I ran it, and my system is ready, with the exception that there are some drivers that I will need for my Laptop if I decide to run it. |
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Greg_ZPremium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL
2 edits | reply to Gone Fishing
What we need to do is start posting our system spec's that we are running the advisor on, so others can get an idea what our baseline is.
Mine was a Compaq Presario 2570us Laptop with:
2.4Ghz Processor, 60gb hard drive, 1gb RAM, 64mb Video (onboard RAM), Broadcom Wifi, Firewire, 2.0 USB. It spec'd out to be able to run Ultimare without Aero of course, due to the Video spec's. |
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4 edits | said by Greg_Z:What we need to do is start posting our system spec's that we are running the advisor on, so others can get an idea what our baseline is. k..I'll start:
HP Pavilion 533w test machine
2 ghz Intel Celeron/512 DDR ram
RTL8139 10/100 onboard ethernet
Realtek AC97 onboard audio
Maxtor 60 gig drive
Intel integrated graphics
Windows XP w/SP2 and all updates
I passed all but the graphics requirements. |
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 La LunaSurvived AshrafulPremium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
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I posted my advisor results in the other thread, but here are my basic specs (ready for Home Premium except for some drivers):
MSI MS-7125 nForce4 Neo4 Platinum motherboard
AMD Athlon64 3800+ Newcastle Core CPU (2.4GHz clock speed)
Samsung 1GB (1024MB) PC3200 DDR400 memory (dual Channel 2x512MB)
nVidia Geforce 6600 256MB PCI-Express Video Card
Western Digital 200GB 7200rpm IDE Hard Drive (C:\)
Seagate 250GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive (D:\)
NEC 16x Dual layer DVD+/-RW Drive (ND-3550A)
HPdvd640 DVD+/-RW Drive
Floppy Drive
Onboard 10/100 nVidia Network Port
Onboard 10/100/1000 Gigabit Marvell Network Port
Onboard 7.1 channel Audio Codec
Windows XP Professional w/SP2
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 ChizepPremium
join:2002-04-07
Concord, NC | reply to Gone Fishing
Seems to be down for maintenance right now: »[Poll] Windows Vista Readiness and You |
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 OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Gone Fishing
The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor (Beta) suggested Windows Vista Ultimate for the following system configuration:
quote:
System_64-X2
ViewSonic N3250W 32" 16:9 8ms HD Ready LCD TV With HDMI
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
1GB TwinMOS Speed Premium PC3200 RAM
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
16 Pipe Mod Sapphire X800GTO2 @ X850XT PE Spec
ATI HDTV Wonder HDTV Tuner + SDTV Tuner
Sapphire Theater 550 Pro TV Tuner
Maddog BTX/ATX 500W PSU
Modified Castek CK-1018-1A Tower Case
MCE 2K5 SP2 RU2
I was only considering Windows Vista Ultimate or Home Premium since it was my understanding that these were the only two versions with Vista MCE.
The advisor didn’t seem to know if the video card could connect to a TV and in fact I am using a HDTV as a monitor via HDMI-to-DVI cable. The advisor also didn’t seem to know that I have MCE capable TV tuners but this all could be attributed to the beta not being able to connect to the server. |
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ChizepPremium
join:2002-04-07
Concord, NC
1 edit | reply to Gone Fishing
Yeah, it didn't realize my video card had a TV out (S-Video.)
But I guess thats why it's a beta product!
Also complained about free disk space but thats because my system drive is 20GB and 11GB is free (15GB req'd!) Plenty of free space elsewhere.
Guess I'm going to have to increase my minimum system drive space from 20GB to 40 or so...
Here's the relevant specs of my desktop that meet vista utimate requirements: (minus video capture)
Asus A7N8X Deluxe Rev. 2
Athlon XP 2200+ (T-Bred)
(2) 1GB Edge GRA-G5400 (PC3200)
MSI GeForce FX5600-TD256
Seagate ST320011A (20 GB - System)
(2) Seagate ST3200822AS (200 GB SATA150's in RAID0 - Data & Cache)
Hitachi HDS724040KLAT80 (IDE 400GB - More Data)
NEC ND-3520A DVD±RW
Pioneer DVD-106
Mitsumi Floppy / 7in1 Card Reader |
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