Gotcha: Future PC Vista Ready? Winchester VA

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

Local Companies

Computers and Electronics of Winchester
(540) 662-7675
Winchester, VA
Custom Computers
(540) 722-9688
2979 Valley Ave
Winchester, VA
Computer & Copier of Winchester Inc
(540) 665-8277
108 Featherbed Ln
Winchester, VA
Independent Computer Consultants
(540) 678-4163
108 Wild Rose Cir
Winchester, VA
Brainstorm Technologies
(540) 665-4439
210 S Braddock St
Winchester, VA
Rt Computer Systems
(540) 442-7335
1790 E Market St
Harrisonburg, VA
Computer Advantage Inc
(540) 635-8563
215A South St
Front Royal, VA
Piedmont Networking Associates Inc
(540) 967-9794
205 Main St
Louisa, VA
Status One Designs Inc
(540) 298-0109
403 W Spotswood Trl
Elkton, VA
Software Choice the
(757) 549-2442
801 Volvo Pkwy Ste 134
Chesapeake, 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.

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