Windows 8 Will Have Same System Reqs as Win 7
That Vista PC will run Windows 8 just fine.
The jump in system requirements going from Windows XP to Windows Vista was significant. The move from Windows 7 to Windows Vista, however, wasn't anything of the sort. In fact, Windows 7 ran better than Windows Vista on modest systems.
Even though Windows 8 isn't set for release until 2012 at the soonest, Microsoft is targeting a similar set of minimum system requirements as the ones for Windows 7. By extension, this would mean that Windows 8 will have similar hardware requirements as Windows Vista – an operating system that could predate Windows 8 by three years.
Speaking at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in California, Window's corporate vice-president Tami Reller said, "In both of our Windows 8 previews, we talked about continuing on with the important trend that we started with Windows 7, keeping system requirements either flat or reducing them over time."
"Windows 8 will be able to run on a wide range of machines because it will have the same requirements or lower," she added.
"We've also built intelligence into Windows 8 so that it can adapt to the user experience based on the hardware of the user. So, whether you're upgrading an existing PC, or buying a new one, Windows will adapt to make the most of that hardware," added Reller.
System requirements for Windows 7 are:
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
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spot the obvious mistake in paragraph 1...
Er...there are no PCs running Vista? Or "the move from Windows 7 to Vista".
The system requirements staying similar is good as many people have believed that Microsoft inflate them to keep DRAM and hardware manufacturers happy as people upgrade.
Lol the yam meister strikes again!
That will be the biggest advance in OS design in 50 years and especially in Windows design ever! An new OS that doesn't strangle your new PC, bogs it down and makes it feel like 20 years old!!!
Maybe Microsoft will finally realize that we - the users we use PROGRAMS and the OS should not be obstruction in our daily work. We do not use OS, we use programs like Word processors or CAD software, even games. The OS should be as small and invisible as possible!
Vista will predate windows 8 by 5 years, where did u get three years from?
Paragraph 1:
"The move from Windows 7 to Windows Vista, however, wasn't anything of the sort." Speaks for itself.
Paragraph 2:
"By extension, this would mean that Windows 8 will have similar hardware requirements as Windows Vista – an operating system that could predate Windows 8 by three years." If W8 releases next year, Vista pre-dates it by at least six years.
vista Release date:
RTM: November 8, 2006;
Vol. Lic.: November 30, 2006;
Retail: January 30, 2007 (info)
Current version 6.0 (Build 6002: Service Pack 2)[1] (April 28, 2009; 2 years ago)
i guess the last 1 is where they got 3 years from...
to be honest i would be happy if they could get it to run fully functioning on a p3 with 128mb ram... there is no real reason why it should take up more for the core o.s. the rest could be added as required...
i mean come on win7 ultimate takes 1.28gigs of ram and then its up to you to proon it...
taking out things like tablet support, network support and other pointless stuff that could be left out at the initial install with a few yes/no questions or tickboxes.
like does your pc have a printer? no then it leaves out the printer setups...
is this a single pc separate from a network? yes then leave out all that garbage 2..
it really is shocking how much resources windows wastes.
if at a later date you want to add things like network support you just run the installer again but this time check the box you want and it adds it for you with no fuss.
it would cut down on a lot of system instability too. what do you mean my printspooler has stopped working and windows needs to reboot.... i dont even have a printer....
so why dont they implement it... they could in theory broaden there install base by allowing older machines to upgrade the o.s offering new features to old machines would give long time users of say xp an option that wasnt available when vista hit...
another thing. why give companies like dell priority over joe public (there real customer base)... allowing oem manufacturers to limit support for old hardware is frankly holding the market to ransom... either buy new kit or use the old o.s. i have lost count at how many people have said why cant i install win7 on my laptop, it came with vista... only to find that the oem has deliberately gimped the hardware by not issuing drivers that will allow win7 to run on an older model.
lets hope win 8 gives more choice.