With Windows Vista® finally shipping, customers who want to upgrade or migrate to Windows Vista have a number of choices and decisions to make. Before you decide, you need to know if it will work with your current system’s hardware and software. Bear in mind that a great majority of the “upgrades” to Windows Vista will come from: | Global Knowledge Expert Reference Series ofWhite Papers Upgrading to Windows Vista Is your Hardware Ready Are You 1-800-COURSES Upgrading to Windows Vista Is your Hardware Ready Are You Mark Mizrahi Global Knowledge Instructor MCSE Security MCT Introduction With Windows Vista finally shipping customers who want to upgrade or migrate to Windows Vista have a number of choices and decisions to make. Before you decide you need to know if it will work with your current system s hardware and software. Bear in mind that a great majority of the upgrades to Windows Vista will come from A new PC purchase with the new operating system installed or The purchase of a Windows Vista-ready PC with a sticker certificate or placard that will allow a free or discounted purchase toward an upgrade. More importantly will the machine you already own meet the strict hardware requirements New PCs that are being sold with Windows XP are being branded as Windows Vista Capable and or a Windows Vista Premium Ready PCs thereby guaranteeing the upgrade success on the hardware as will be described later in this white paper. Should you or shouldn t you upgrade - that is the question. The intent of this white paper is not to elaborate on the features of the Windows Vista operating system with the exception of a few worth noting but rather as an aid in your decision to upgrade. Your choices will become clear as a result of the education you will receive by reading this article. There are two major items to consider Is the hardware compatible and To which version of Windows Vista should you upgrade and from which previous operating system. This white paper is divided into three sections Section 1 describes the different versions of Windows Vista. Section 2 lists the hardware choices necessary to run the different versions of Vista. Section 3 is discusses tools available to help determine and decide if Windows Vista will load on your machine and also run your applications. .
