Gotcha: Future PC Vista Ready? Springfield VA

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

Local Companies

FronTech
703-9080651
4900 Leeseburg Pike
Alexandria, VA
Advanced Systems Development Inc
703-998-3900
2800 S Shirlington RD
Arlington, VA
Software Engineering Institute
703-908-8200
4301 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA
Ask1Expert
703-856-3855
2503-D North Harrison
Arlington, VA
Software Development & Services Corporation
703-359-1380
2200 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA
Intelligent Software Solutions
703-416-4111
2001 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA
Em Solutions Inc
703-413-3106
1421 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA
21st Century Systems
703-418-9333
2611 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA
Sharp Business Systems
(571) 480-5647
1300 Wilson Blvd
Washington, DC
Solution Technology Systems
703-522-2696
1600 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA

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.

Featured Local Company

FronTech

703-9080651
4900 Leeseburg Pike
Alexandria, VA

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