Vista Upgrade

Andybtsn · 18 Jan 2008 at 13:59

Hi guys,

Just wondering if you guys would give me your opinion. My Dad's got a Vista Business upgrade disc that I can use, I've never used Vista so am quite intruiged about it.

My main worry is how it will run on my PC. It's just a HP small form factor DC7700. CPU: Dual core 2160 @ 1.80ghz, 4gb RAM, 2x 250 SATA hdd's. I use it mainly for media purposes really.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Andy

Andybtsn · 18 Jan 2008 at 16:14

Oh and it's 32bit version!

Paul91 · 18 Jan 2008 at 16:17

It should work fine on your computer, depending on driver support for some sound cards, graphic cards, etc.

However, a 32-bit version can only use 3.2 (or there about) GB of your RAM, so you will lose out in the long term.

Andybtsn · 18 Jan 2008 at 17:36

Thanks for the reply. This might sound like a stupid question but on the CD it says Microsoft Windows Vista Business upgrade. I take it I cannot format my HDD and install Vista straight away - I need to put Windows Xp on first?

Paul91 · 18 Jan 2008 at 17:43

Andybtsn said:
I take it I cannot format my HDD and install Vista straight away - I need to put Windows Xp on first?

As it's an upgrade, you are required to do that.