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Windows Vista System Requirements

Whenever a new operating system or a software product is released, the first thing that users look for is the minimum system requirements of this product. Windows Vista is released in five editions-Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate.

Listed below are the minimum system requirements for the Windows Vista Home Basic Edition.

Processor: 800-megahertz (MHz) 32-bit (x86) or 800-MHz 64-bit (x64)
System Memory or RAM: 512 megabytes (MB)
Graphics Card: DirectX 9-class
Graphics Memory: 32 MB
Hard Disk: 20-gigabyte (GB) hard disk with 15 GB of free space
DVD Drive: Internal or external
Accessibility to the Internet access
Capability to output audio

Note: If your system allocates a portion of system memory to graphics, then you must ensure that a minimum of 448 MB memory is available to the operating system after the graphics memory is allocated.

Listed below are the minimum system requirements for the Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions:

Processor: 1-gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) or 1-GHz 64-bit (x64)
System Memory or RAM: 1 GB
Graphics Card: Windows Aero-capable with support for:
WDDM driver
Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
32 bits per pixel
Graphics Memory: Minimum 128 MB
Hard Disk: 40 GB with 15 GB free space for storing temporary during system installation and upgrade.
DVD Drive:
Accessibility to the Internet access
Capability to output audio

Note: Here, we have provided the minimum requirements that your system should meet to ensure basic functionality of various Windows Vista editions. The actual requirements may exceed this requirement based on the software and features configured on your PC. For more information of various Windows Vista editions, visit the following Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/default.mspx

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