What are the minimum system requirements to run Windows Vista?
One can run Windows Vista smoothly if they met the minimum system requirements. The minimum system requirement for running the core features of Windows Vista are, • Processor – 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) • System Memory (RAM) – 512 MB • GPU – SVGA (800×600) • Graphics Memory – – • HDD – 20 GB. • HDD Free Space – 15 GB. • Optical Drive – CD-ROM • Audio – – • Internet – – However, one will need to have higher Hard disk capacity of minimum 40 GB to install other programs apart from Windows Vista. If one wants to run aero features that come with Windows Vista, then they should have a Graphics card which supports Direct X 9.0. Windows Vista will be running comparatively slow in above said minimum requirement, because processor speed is low. One must have high processor speed of minimum 2.0 GHz to make windows vista run smoothly without any delays. The RAM also requires being high as 1 GB, if one expects to run high profile games applications and take up any other software developmental activities
