Mircosoft Vista on 64 bits

A lot of hp/compaq computers are useing 64 bit processors now and will be able to support the new mirosoft vista. Does anyone know how well these computers, which were originally designed for xp, will run this new operating system? I don't want to spend however much money on vista and find out that my computer can't run it well.

 

As of right now, we don't know how well any system is going to run Vista, because no one has copies, with the exception of the Beta, which is not a good indicator of performance.

As long as you have a 64MB DX9 graphics card, modern processor, and 512MB of RAM or more, I don't think you'll have any problems.

 

processors are never designed for operating systems, it's the other way around. the explanation to that is easy: it's easier to change software than hardware.

 

When it says "Designed for Microsoft Windows XP", that means that the system is fully supported and tested with XP - drivers, meets the requirements, etc.

True, software is a lot easier to change than hardware.

 

The following was snipped from an ATI press release announcing a new line of NASCAR branded notebooks and desktops which are based on ATI's Radeon Xpress 200 chipset. All current AMD based Compaq & HP notebooks and desktops have this chipset.

 

Well, that's something good to hear for all the HP owners out there! :hp:

 

Aw crap! I got the Intel GMA 900 graphics in my DV4000, so I guess I can't use Vista huh?

 

I'm hopin I made a good investment ;0)

 

Most computers will be able to run Vista. How fast and how pretty it looks depends on the hardware. If you have Intel integraged vga, you probably won't be able to get all of the transparent windows, shadow, etc, but it should install and run on a modern system.

 

You can read the articles on microsoft website

So far I think nobody knows how Vista will run on all machines in the current market till fall of 2006. Make sure to get a 64bit CPU, and a GPU that support windows vista display model driver, at least 512M RAM. That is all we can do now.

Good luck.

 

Personally from what I've seen, Vista seems to add basically nothing compared to XP for me. I'll stick to XP for a while, its been a very good operating system for me, I've had very few problems with it compared to that god-awful Windows ME.

 

Windows Vista... similar threads keep popping up. My questions is this: how many of you are actually going to go out and spend $xxx as soon as it comes out? It probably won't be mainstream for at least two years, especially the 64 bit version. By that time, I'm sure many of you will have bought or will be considering buying new laptops with Vista installed. Just a thought....

 

actually...if my memory serves me right...most pcs can run vista...
if u meet the specs u get all the nice new visual stuff...if u dont u run in something called legacy mode with doesnt have the all the looks but still has the functions
now that i try and find a link, i cant

 

You probably will be able to "run" Windows Vista. The thing is it will be the 32 bit version which frankly probably won't be much better than XP is with the exception of the added security it is supposed to have. There will be a 32 bit version and a 64 bit version. The 64 bit version will feature more the so called "eye candy" graphics capabilities and also is supposed to boot up faster. It is supposed to closely approximate turning on a TV such that the system will be ready to use almost as soon as you turn it on. No more waiting 30-60 seconds to use your computer.

 

I fully agree with you. I am sure I can continue to use Windows XP for at least 1.5 more years, its been an amazing OS for me.

 

I could not agree more. Windows XP professional is the best OS sofar I have used for desktop purpose. At this time I see no strong case to upgrade to Vista. I may upgrade to 64Bit XP if more software/drivers are available. I am not seeing anything vista is offering that is not offered by XP( Except aero glass, which I do not care, infact I disabled all those XP theme features,I Just use drop shadows).

I tried several flavours of Linux for Desktop, but none were so stable with GUI and compatible with all Hardware I have. Surprisingly Linux GUIs(KDE as well GNOME) eats much more memory than XP and stability is not that great(They have improved a lot in the course of last 5 years, but). I tried to use it for Video Capturing/PVR and several typical applications. After several versions and attempts I gave up to use it as Desktop. Ofcourse it is very stable/no cost server OS and I use it run my server on it. I hope someday they come with stable GUI.

 

There is no compelling reason to go to Vista for me either - I will upgrade when I have to, as in, software support, gaming (mostly).

I too have all the XP visual stuff disabled, just decreases performance.

The other non-compelling reason to upgrade is the interface - as with all versions of Windows since 95, it's the exact same concept. Maybe if they had something revolutionary in there...

 

The lateset build 5270 is very nice with lots of improvements over previous builds. the real issue is if HP will release 64 bit drivers for their current turion notebooks as the existing ones for XP wont work. I tried it on my laptop and many drivers were missing, but that was a few months ago.

 

I've finished to install Vista 64bit release 5270 on my dv5036ea.
It seems nice, stable, slower than Xp. All good, video card, cpu and display.
Problems to recognize wireless network card Broadcom, audio and modem Conexant. I don't have driver for those.