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Vista Ready?

The latest version of the Windows operating system is Vista, and we want to help you figure out whether your computer is Vista Ready. Very soon we will be launching our Vista Ready scanning tool that will test your system and tell you both qualitatively and quantitatively how your system will behave under Vista. Check back with us soon for the best Vista Ready checkup available.

For now, here are Microsoft's official Vista requirements.

Vista Capable

To be Vista Capable your PC must include at least:

  • A modern processor (at least 800MHz).
  • 512 MB of system memory.
  • A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable.
Vista Premium Ready

To be Vista Premium Ready your PC must include:

  • 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.
  • 1 GB of system memory.
  • Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum), Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel.
  • 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
  • DVD-ROM Drive.
  • Audio output capability.
  • Internet access capability.








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