I just got a copy of vista beta 2 from microsoft and i went to install it but it said i do not have enouth ram i have 192MB and it needs 256MB, i was just wondering it there is eny way round this, all i want to do it have a play and see what it is like so i kown wether to buy it or not when i finsh buliding my other computer(and when it comes out obviously) thanx eny help would be most appreciated
Well, Vista is really system powerhouse(not sure if beta is) but the best was is to et more ram. Thats all i can think of. If it wont let you install then you need to upgrade. PS Do you run XP with 192MB or RAM?
yer i do run xp on 192 MD of RAM a little slow at times but its all i have got at the mo while i am buliding my new one its just taking so long to bulid because it part im but are so so so much money but it will take time but it will be worth it
There is no way around an OS's minimum requirements. 256 should be the minimum for XP, while running Vista your minimum should be at least 768. However your best minimal performance for either is 1Gig min for XP, and 2 for Vista.
as i said the computer is only being use while im buliding my new one and i only want to have a little go on vista i dont care if it gos slow i know it wont on my new one
Just so you know on my machine I have 1.5 gig of ram and the page file in Vista is still about 600MB. That is just when Vista is sitting there idile. Listing to music and surfing the internet you are pushing about 855MB for the page file. Just in my opinion it should have a gig of ram as a minium.
As always it goes the more ram the better!!! The Min requirement with xp is 128MB BUT it works the best with 1gig or more. So if you have the $$ i would say go with the 3GB it will pay off in the long run.
Right off the windows websight. At work we have it on a laptop runing the same amount of ram as the min. Man that sucks. I also have it on the home PC much better!! Windows Vista Minimum Supported System Requirements Processor 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1 System Memory 512 MB GPU SVGA (800x600) Graphics Memory - HDD 20 GB HDD Free Space 15 GB Optical Drive CD-ROM drive2 Audio - Internet - 1) Processor speed is specified as the nominal operational processor frequency for the device. Some processors have power management which allows the processor to run at a lower rate to save power. 2) The CD-ROM may be external (not integral, not built into the system).
Vista Premium Requirements Detailed By Ed Oswald, BetaNews June 16, 2006, 4:05 PM Microsoft this week provided greater detail on hardware requirements for its Windows Vista Basic and Premium logo programs. The Redmond company said that in order to be certified as "Vista Ready," a device must meet all of the requirements. "To qualify for a basic system logo, the devices of a basic system that includes embedded or add-in devices must comply with the basic requirements (if a logo program exists for the device categories)," Microsoft explained. "Likewise, to qualify for a premium system logo, the devices of a premium system that includes embedded or add-in devices must comply with the premium requirements for the device category." Those wishing to qualify now for the program must meet the following standards effective immediately: high-definition audio and DirectX 3D 9 support, one or more digital outputs for video adapters, Ethernet and/or Wi-Fi support, USB 2.0 support, and system resume times of two seconds or less from the "standby" state. Additionally, Vista Premium PCs would need to support the following by June 1, 2007: H.264 hardware decoding, HDCP support, multi-monitor support, HD audio and automatic detection of a connected HD audio device, Serial ATA 2.5 support, 50MB NV cache on a hybrid hard drive with at least 8MB/sec write and 16MB/sec read in mobile devices, support of USB flash drive booting, Windows Vista green button on the computer remote, and a Green driver quality rating. H.264, HDCP, and multi-monitor support are intended to ensure that Vista's new Aero glass interface operates properly on a Premium system. Additionally, the HD audio support, as well as solid support for HD video, shows that Microsoft wants to ensure that high-definition content both plays and sounds well on high-end systems. Serial ATA 2.5 and hybrid hard drive support are requirements aimed at the storage side of Windows Vista. HHDs are said to offer several benefits, including faster read and write speeds, as well as shorter boot times. However, there is some confusion as to whether hybrid hard drives will be required, or simply meet a specific performance standard if optionally included. Microsoft officials indicated at TechEd 2006 in Boston that hybrid hard drives will be a requirement in Vista Premium laptops starting next year. Booting from USB is being made a requirement in order to give Vista users an additional option in backing up and restoring machines. With USB thumb drives increasing in size while dropping in cost, this is increasingly becoming a feasible way to move large amounts of data from one PC to another. The Windows Vista green button requirement would be for Media Center PCs, and is equivalent to the Media Center button on today's computer remotes. Media Center accessories would need this feature as well to be termed "Windows Vista Premium Compliant," Microsoft says. Finally, in probably the most significant move, Microsoft is demanding more accountability from device makers and manufacturers on driver quality. By requiring the drivers running peripherals have a "green" quality rating, it would result in added pressure on lax manufacturers to produce better performing and more stable drivers. Microsoft did not change its basic hardware requirements for Windows Vista, which specify an 800MHz modern processor, 512MB of RAM, DirectX 9 capability, and conformance with the "Designed for Windows XP" or "Designed for Windows XP x64" logo programs. http://www.betanews.com/article/Vista_Premium_Requirements_Detailed/1150487163
Windows Vista's OEM hardware requirements give glimpse of new hardware adaptation 6/14/2006 7:27:45 PM, by Ken Fisher Come 2007 when you pick the Windows Vista box off shelves, the printed requirements on that box will be simple: 800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, and a DirectX 9.0-Capable graphics card. Users who want the "premium experience" (read: Aero interface) will need 1GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, and plenty of RAM for that DirectX 9.0-Capable graphics card. Those requirements will likely never change, at least not for the first release of Vista. If you're an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) like Gateway or Dell, it gets much more complex than that, however. For OEMs, there is a higher standard to meet if they wish to place a "Vista Premium" sticker on a laptop or desktop computer. The logo sticker is meant to assure consumers that Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) have validated a machine's configuration, and OEMs use the process, even if they don't love it. Microsoft recently informed system builders as to what the company considers to be the optimal configuration for the "Premium" Windows Vista experience, and it will use these standards to govern its logo certification program. For us, that means we have a glimpse of what we can expect to see shipping from OEMs in a few short months, as they traditionally have hastened to meet logo certification requirements. In no particular order, these are the notable additional requirements for Premium certification: Effective now: * HD Audio support that passes a "high-fidelity audio experience" test (exception: Business class systems have until June 1, 2007). * Support for Direct3d 9 and DXGI feature sets (Direct3d 10 mandated by June 1, 2008). * At least one digital output (e.g., DVI-D) for all add-in video adapters (not integrated video: that doesn't change until June 1, 2008). * 100Mb Ethernet and/or and WiFi (802.11g must be supported; 802.11a can be supported only in addition to 802.11g). * USB 2.0 ports throughout * System resumes from ACPI S3 state ("suspend-to-ram") in <2 seconds (does not include user mode initialization, i.e., total "wake" time will be longer than 2 seconds) June 1, 2007, or later: * A Green Driver Quality Rating for all drivers. * If Serial ATA is used, Serial ATA 2.5 must be supported. * "Protected Video Path" (PVP) support, including HDCP. * Support for booting from USB drives, including flash drives * Hiccup-free HD playback, including hardware-based H.264/MPEG-4 decoding. * At least one digital output (e.g., DVI-D) for all integrated video adapters (June 1, 2008). It has been erroneously reported elsewhere that Premium certification requires multi-monitor support. This is not the case. Microsoft only requires that if dual monitors are supported by a dual-head graphics adapter, the primary monitor output must meet certain specifications. (Microsoft here is concerned that users' display capabilities not sink below Aero-supprt levels should a second monitor be attached, and a card's resources are taxed.) Additionally, it has also been erroneously reported that "Vista Premium" systems will require hybrid hard drives. This is incorrect, as I have noted on M-Dollar. Observations There are no major surprises here in my opinion, but a few of the choices are worth commenting on. First, I was surprised to see 802.11a support tied to 802.11g support, if only because Microsoft pushes 802.11a for wireless media streaming. Singling it out for support might have made sense for the company's own goals, but perhaps the ubiquity of the 802.11b/g family played a factor here. It's certainly the better choice. Also, I'm sure some readers are surprised to see that support for next-generation video "protection schemes" such as HDCP and PVP (along with HDMI, by definition) not required until later this year, and in the case of integrated digital outputs, not until 2008. The primary reason for this, I suspect, is the fact that the Image Constraint Token is "on hold," as I previously reported. With 2011 looking more and more likely for a true cutoff date for HD analog outputs, Microsoft appears confident that 2008 is adequate lead time to build in support. But again, add-in video adapters will require digital outputs and HDCP support by the middle of 2007. There are a number of other changes, but none as important as those I have listed above. Generally speaking, the requirements are cautious when you keep Vista's normal graphics requirements in mind (Direct X 9-class, plenty of RAM). On the other hand, they aren't required for "Vista Basic" computers, which I find disappointing. My recommendation: if you go OEM, and you want to run Windows Vista, go for the systems that are certified for Premium. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060614-7060.html
MICROSOFT LOVE'S YOU,NOT DO YE NOT UNDERSTAND VISTA,YE DO NOT OWN THE SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE OWNS YOU.. New content protection on the horizon with Microsoft Vista Posted by Dan Bell on 30 August 2005 - 18:54 - Source: ZDNet ZDNet has put up an article that says Microsoft is going to prove that the PC is a very safe platform for copyrighted content. All it's going to take is for everyone and their brother to purchase their latest and greatest effort "Vista" when it hits the shelves in a couple years. The story goes into a little detail of how the new operating system could differ from XP. I say "could" because the OS is in beta stages now and anything can change. They may want to soothe content providers, that's for sure, but we all know who butters Redmonds bread- the consumer. So if you make too strict a platform you will lose to other OS'es. This is a double whammy for MS as the other cash cow they have is MS Office and they darn sure don't want people getting used to Linux and Open Office. How does this work? One of the biggest changes in Vista is a technology called "Protected Video Path." This will essentially keep video streams encrypted and inaccessible as video is being sent from a DVD (or other copy-protected source) to the monitor, TV or other display. The operating system will also check what the computer is connected to (a monitor, a TV, and so on), do another check to make sure the device really is what it says it is, and then see what kind of plug, or output mechanism, is being used to connect the computer to the device. Vista will go much further than previous operating systems in checking devices that are several steps downstream, if several digital components are connected to each other. If it finds that there is a device that doesn't respect DRM rules, or if it finds a plug that doesn't support transmission of those copy-protection rules, it might not let the video be sent through that output at all. Boy, that sounds lovely! I can't wait to pull out my wallet for such an awesome protection for the entertainment industry! Goodness knows they can't fend for themselves with only billions in profits each quarter to pay for their flamboyant lifestyles. It's up to us to fund such endeavors against piracy by purchasing a new operating system. I can see folks calling tech support due to a piece of hardware that discontinues to work, only to find out it's not the hardware, but rather a "feature" of their spanking new OS! http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/12328 Windows Vista includes copy protection vista1The upcoming Vista version of the Windows operating system will not allow illegal copies of music and film. The Windows XP successor will include extensive copy protection mechanisms, according to the Munich-based magazine Windows Professionell. This includes "Protected Video Path - Output Protection Management" (PVP-OPM), intended to prevent copies from being stored on the hard drive or the contents of the RAM from being read out. PVP-OPM also monitors how content is used by controlling monitor outputs like TV ports. The "Protected User Mode Audio" (PUMA) will also prevent the illegal copying of music. Microsoft declined to comment for this article. (dpa) Financial Mirror Windows Vista includes copy protection vista1The upcoming Vista version of the Windows operating system will not allow illegal copies of music and film. The Windows XP successor will include extensive copy protection mechanisms, according to the Munich-based magazine Windows Professionell. This includes "Protected Video Path - Output Protection Management" (PVP-OPM), intended to prevent copies from being stored on the hard drive or the contents of the RAM from being read out. PVP-OPM also monitors how content is used by controlling monitor outputs like TV ports. The "Protected User Mode Audio" (PUMA) will also prevent the illegal copying of music. Microsoft declined to comment for this article. (dpa) Financial Mirror http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=2579
Ireland i do agree with you about staying away from vista. However they have made a hack around this already and it hasnt even been relased so rest assured. Vista will allow a backup or two if you get the hack.
