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Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183Recommended minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista
The following list describes the recommended minimum hardware requirements for basic functionality of the different editions of Windows Vista. Actual hardware requirements will vary, depending on system configuration and on the programs and the features that you install. If you install Windows Vista over a network, additional hard disk space may be required.
Windows Vista Home Basic
800MHz (x86) 32-bit or 64-bit (x64) processor
512 MB RAM
Note On system configurations that use system memory as graphics memory, at least 448 MB of system memory must be available to the operating system after some memory is allocated for graphics.
DirectX 9-class graphics card http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?topic=3738
32 MB of graphics memory
20-gigabyte (GB) hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space
Internal or external DVD drive
Internet access capability
Audio output capability
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business,
Windows Vista Enterprise, and
Windows Vista Ultimate
1-gigahertz(GHz) 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of RAM
Windows Aero-capable graphics card http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?topic=3738
Note This includes a DirectX 9-class graphics card that supports the following:
A WDDM driver; Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware; 32 bits per pixel
128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
40-GB hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space
(the 15GB of free space provides room for temporary file storage during the install or upgrade.)
Internal or external DVD drive
Internet access capability
Audio output capability
Note A Windows Aero-capable graphics card is a graphics card that meets the following requirements:
Supports a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver
Has a DirectX 9-class graphics processor unit (GPU) that supports Pixel Shader 2.0
Supports 32 bits per pixel
Passes the Windows Aero acceptance test in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
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