Test	Your System	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System		Checking... Vista can only be upgraded from Windows XP. Upgrade OS	Checking... Vista can only be upgraded from Windows XP. Upgrade OS
Memory		Checking... Vista requires at least 512MB of RAM. Upgrade Memory	Checking... Your PC may run very slowly if it doesn’t have at least 1 GB of memory under Vista. Upgrade Memory
Processor (CPU)		Checking... Vista requires at least a 800MHz processor. Upgrade Processor	Checking... Microsoft recommends a 1GHz processor for good performance. Upgrade Processor
Hard Disk Space		Checking... Vista requires a 20 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free hard disk space. Upgrade Hard Drive	Checking... Microsoft recommends at least a 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free hard disk space. Upgrade Hard Drive
Screen Resolution		Checking... Vista requires at least a 800x600 screen resolution. Upgrade Display	Checking... Vista requires at least a 800x600 screen resolution. Upgrade Display
CD/DVD Drive		Checking... Microsoft requires a CD-ROM drive. Upgrade Optical Drve	Checking... Vista will primarily be distributed on DVD. Upgrade Optical Drve
Video Memory		Checking... Vista requires a video card. Upgrade Graphics	Checking... Vista requires a minimum of 128MB of video memory. Upgrade Graphics
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Minimum Requirements: The minimum requirements in order to run Windows Vista Basic. We do not recommend that anyone try to upgrade to Vista with the basic specifications.

Recommended: We believe these specifciations are the minimum to take advantage of Vista's advanced features such as the Windows Aero.