[pchelpers] Re: XP Pro

Hi Susan,

Saturday, April 14, 2007, 1:40:35 AM, you wrote:

S> The computer I'm trying to install this new operating system on is
S> a Pentium 4, 1.4 GHz and 512 MB ram. It appears the hard drive is
S> partitioned in two with a total of 80 gigs combined. In time I was
S> hoping to install another drive and add Linux to it. I almost
S> considered buying Vista except I didn't really want their Basic
S> edition, yet I haven't completely ruled it out. I'd ultimately like
S> the Premium edition more so, but they recommend 1 GHz for Premium,
S> and only 512 for Basic. I'm not sure if this machine's ram is
S> upgradeable, but even if it is, I don't really want to spend money
S> upgrading the hardware. I think XP might run faster than Vista on
S> this system and I definitely don't want a sluggish operating
S> system. So I'm still deciding on that.

I think you're confusing similar terms used in Vista hardware support
ranges, Vista versions, and Vista interfaces:

* A Vista Capable computer has a minimum of 512MB memory, while a
Vista Premium Ready computer has at least 1GB memory.

* The Vista Basic interface will work on most computers, while the
Vista Premium Ready computers support the Vista Aero interface.

* The Vista versions available to all consumers are Home Basic, Home
Premium, Business, and Ultimate; as far as I know, the 512MB-minimum
and 1GB-recommended values apply to all of these versions. Home Basic
does not support the Aero interface; this is a marketing decision, and
the similarity of the Vista Home Basic name and the Vista Basic
interface is just a coincidence. Note that Vista Starter, intended for
emerging markets, has a 256MB minimum; it's on the Vista DVD (or at
least it's on my OEM disc), so you can try it out, but you won't be
able to run it for too long without the correct key.

XP should run nicely on the system; I don't know about Vista, since I
haven't seen it run on a 512MB system yet. Chances are that XP will
run faster than Vista on older hardware.

You can upgrade to a "higher" version of Vista on the fly by going to
the Microsoft website and paying the difference; you're then given a
new key.

-- 
Scott.



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