Gotcha: Future PC Vista Ready? Saint Joseph MO

New computers must meet certain requirements to earn one of two official Microsoft logos.

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Automated Business Systems Inc
(573) 729-2703
902 E Highway 32
Salem, MO
Computerland
(660) 665-6880
2424 S Franklin St
Kirksville, MO
Cds Inet
(660) 886-4045
122 N Lafayette Ave
Marshall, MO
Fredrich Electronics
(660) 882-7528
17594 Boonslick Rd
Boonville, MO
Knox Computer & Electronics
(660) 422-5669
304 S Market St
Holden, MO
Atei Computers
(417) 782-8885
1820 E 20th St
Joplin, MO
Innovative Data Systems Inc
(660) 747-7320
423 N Maguire St
Warrensburg, MO
A & R Computers
(660) 831-0010
170 S Lafayette Ave
Marshall, MO
The Mouse Pad
(417) 546-2698
14900 US Highway 160
Forsyth, MO
Jrw Enterprises
(573) 776-6778
743 N Westwood Blvd
Poplar Bluff, MO

If you want to know whether the PC you're thinking about buying can handle Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating system, you'll first have to figure out the company's Byzantine logo-program structure. Microsoft has two different levels of Vista-readiness, each carrying its own logo: Windows Vista Capable and Windows Vista Premium Ready.

Vista Capable PCs need an 800-MHz (or faster) CPU, 512MB of RAM, a DirectX 9-capable graphics processor, and 15GB of free hard-drive space just to run the OS and its "core" features. Windows Vista Premium Ready machines will display the new interface and require a 1-GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a DirectX 9-capable GPU that supports WDDM (Windows Display Driver Module), in-hardware Pixel Shader 2.0, and 32 bits per pixel.

For more Vista information, tips, and answers to frequently asked questions, subscribe to PC World's Windows Vista newsletter.

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