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How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« on: May 16, 2009, 02:34:30 PM »
How mutch space do you need to download Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 (32bit)?
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2009, 03:06:27 PM »
System requirements

    * Processor
    * 1 GHz or faster processor
    * Hard disk
    * 20GB hard disk drive with at least 15GB of available space

    * Memory
    * 512MB of RAM or more
    * Video card
    * Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32MB of video memory

http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Vista-Ultimate-with-SP1-32-bit-Full/product/EB0EB5C5?WT.mc_id=winonline_buyultimate
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2009, 10:10:31 PM »
512 Mb... are they joking?
If you don't have 2-4 Gb of RAM, forget Vista... it will slow molasses...

Edit: are you talking about Vista or only the SP2 package  ???
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2009, 10:13:27 PM »
512 Mb... are they joking?
If you don't have 2-4 Gb of RAM, forget Vista... it will slow molasses...

Edit: are you talking about Vista or only the SP2 package  ???

Ummm..... I don't think so, I have 1.00GB of RAM...

The whole Vista.
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2009, 10:20:54 PM »
I don't think so, I have 1.00GB of RAM.
In other thread you're complaining that your computer is slow... ::) ::)
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2009, 10:22:10 PM »
I don't think so, I have 1.00GB of RAM.
In other thread you're complaining that your computer is slow... ::) ::)

1. It is too slow...

2. Its flooded..........................
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2009, 10:38:04 PM »
1. It is too slow...
Forget Vista then...
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2009, 10:43:03 PM »
1. It is too slow...
Forget Vista then...

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What PC Should I buy then? I have DELL with NEC AccuSync 75F with Windows XP Professional SP3 32Bit.
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2009, 10:50:47 PM »
System requirements

    * Processor
    * 1 GHz or faster processor
    * Hard disk
    * 20GB hard disk drive with at least 15GB of available space

    * Memory
    * 512MB of RAM or more
    * Video card
    * Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32MB of video memory

Wow, I didn't know Windows Vista was so deadly...
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2009, 10:52:08 PM »
What PC Should I buy then? I have DELL with NEC AccuSync 75F with Windows XP Professional SP3 32Bit.
I think you can keep this computer with XP, not Vista, just that.
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2009, 10:57:38 PM »
What PC Should I buy then? I have DELL with NEC AccuSync 75F with Windows XP Professional SP3 32Bit.
I think you can keep this computer with XP, not Vista, just that.

...................................................................................... But what PC works best with Vista?
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2009, 11:01:47 PM »
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One that comes with Vista as the OS.


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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2009, 11:04:50 PM »
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One that comes with Vista as the OS.


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And that would be............... ???
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2009, 11:06:02 PM »
But what PC works best with Vista?
One with a very good graphical card, good processor (clock), good hard disk space and rotation, at least 3Gb of RAM.
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Re: How mutch space do you need to download this OS?
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2009, 11:07:40 PM »
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Way too many to list. Check at TigerDirect or any other computer supplier on the internet.


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