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What are the hardware requirements for running Windows Vista?

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April 09, 2006
John Savill
Windows Vista
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FAQ for Windows

A. Microsoft has published the hardware requirements for Vista at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistarpc.mspx. Basically, the PC must have:

a modern CPU
512MB or more of memory
a DirectX 9-class graphics processor (64MB of memory for the full Aero Glass experience)

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