Vista is an acronym - Viruses, Infections, Spyware, Trojans and Adware
To run Vista, you'll need a 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) PC with at least an 800MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, and a Microsoft DirectX 9.0-capable video card. Microsoft says such PCs are now classified as "Vista Capable." To provide optimum performance and to qualify for the "Vista Premium Ready" label (so that you can utilize certain high-end Vista editions such as Vista Ultimate or Vista Home Premium), your PC must have at least a 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a Windows Aero-compliant video card with 128MB of RAM, a 40GB hard disk with 15GB of free space, a DVD-ROM drive, and sound and Internet capabilities. Windows Aero-compliant video cards include DirectX 9.0-class graphics processors, a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver, and are compatible with Pixel Shader 2.0. A graphics card with 64MB of RAM is enough to drive a 1024 x 768 display, despite the 128MB requirement for the "Vista Premium Ready" label.
Microsoft Vista May Come In Seven Versions
Microsoft's next desktop operating system may come in a record-breaking seven flavors.
Vista's versions will be divided into two broad categories -- Home and Business -- which essentially correspond to the "Home" and "Pro" divisions within Windows XP.
The Home side will include Vista Starter Edition, Vista Home Basic Edition, and Vista Home Premium Edition. The Business branch, meanwhile, will contain Vista Professional Edition, Vista Small Business Edition, Vista Enterprise Edition, and Vista Ultimate Edition.
Enterprise Edition will be a superset of Professional, with additional features, such as Virtual PC and the Secure Startup/full volume encryption security technologies (dubbed "Cornerstone" by Microsoft).
Other current SKUs in Windows XP -- including Media Center and Tablet PC -- will be rolled into one or more of the upcoming Vista editions, Vista Home Premium, for example, will feature the functionality of XP's Media Center, while Vista Professional is set to include Tablet PC features.
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