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    #1

    Vista compatibilities.

    Hello Everyone,

    I person who I know has a PC with an ECS 661FX-M motherboard, a P4 3.2GHz Prescott S478 CPU, 1GB of DDR400 RAM, Radeon 9550 256MB AGP 8X graphics card and an 80GB ATA HDD.

    He wants to upgrade to Windows Vista. I will be the one responsible for buying it and installing it....

    But.... first.... I want to know if his PC will be compatible with Windows Vista Ultimate. I know that it is compatible hardware wise.... with the CPU, RAM, HD space and graphics card.... but i'm a bit concerned about the SiS 661FX chipset.

    Is that chipset even compatible with Vista? or doen't it matter what chipset the PC has.... I just dont want the installation to freeze halfway and restart or similar just because the chipset is incompatible....

    BIOS wise, I think that will most likely work.... but I have no idea. All I can guess is that if it runs XP, it should run Vista. I'm not concerned about the drivers because all I need is the PC to boot to Vista.... thats all.
    The board currently runs XP SP2 with no issues.

    I've always had the theory that if the system specifications are higher than the minimum system requirements of the operating system, it should run with no issues, but last time I installed Windows 2000 onto a Pentium MMX PC running a PC Chips m550 motherboard with an Intel 430TX chipset, the installation kept giving BSODs.
    But stragely enough, installation of Windows XP showed no issues....

    Will the ECS 661FX-M motherboard running the SiS 661FX chipset be able to run Vista?? I think it also has BIOS version 1.0L installed....

    Thanks.
    Last edited by stevo1210; 07-13-2007, 06:52 AM.
    Don't find love, let love find you. That's why its called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall. - Anonymous
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    #2
    Re: Vista compatibilities.

    i think Per said 2gb is preferable for ultimate?

    a guy here had success with that chipset

    anyway ghost the disk onto a spare before you start so you can abort the mission easily if it sucks
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      #3
      Re: Vista compatibilities.

      Vista should run fine on that, but i would recommend upgrading to 2GB of RAM, it will really help the speed.

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        #4
        Re: Vista compatibilities.

        Originally posted by stevo1210
        The board currently runs XP SP2 with no issues.
        And he wants to install Windows ME 2 because?
        "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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          #5
          Re: Vista compatibilities.

          Originally posted by Per Hansson
          And he wants to install Windows ME 2 because?
          Windows Vista, Not ME.

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            #6
            Re: Vista compatibilities.

            And he wants to install Windows ME 2 because?
            hahaha nice one
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              #7
              Re: Vista compatibilities.

              Originally posted by 22turbo
              Windows Vista, Not ME.
              Note the "2" after Windows ME

              Windows ME 2 = Windows Vista, I promise...
              "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                #8
                Re: Vista compatibilities.

                i hate it when jokes have to be explained
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                  #9
                  Re: Vista compatibilities.

                  My customers are paying me to remove Vista, purchase XP, and install it.

                  Vista is incompatible with business. For example, Quickbooks 2006 and earlier will never run on Vista. I have another client with OmniPage that is broken.

                  Upgrade
                  Upgrade
                  Upgrade

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                    #10
                    Re: Vista compatibilities.

                    My Mom has a new HP ZX6000 laptop with a dual core Turion64 and 1GB of RAM, and Vista Premium CRAWLS on it... I'm really considering talking her into getting XP for it. She uses it to play World Of Warcraft, of all things

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                      #11
                      Re: Vista compatibilities.

                      Originally posted by bgavin
                      My customers are paying me to remove Vista, purchase XP, and install it.

                      Vista is incompatible with business. For example, Quickbooks 2006 and earlier will never run on Vista. I have another client with OmniPage that is broken.

                      Upgrade
                      Upgrade
                      Upgrade

                      same here.
                      most common service on a vista box is format c:/u
                      install xp or linux.

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                        #12
                        Re: Vista compatibilities.

                        Maxxarcade; I'd for sure recommend XP then, WoW really flies with 2gb of RAM...

                        So limiting both it and Vista to 1gb of RAM can't be a nice experience!
                        "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                          #13
                          Re: Vista compatibilities.

                          You can try the Microsoft Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor software that is available on the Microsoft website.

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                            #14
                            Re: Vista compatibilities.

                            Yeah, I forgot about that Upgrade advisor.... I'd better use it....

                            I'm only installing Vista on the PC because the owner feels that it's very fashionable to have Vista these days. I know many people with the same thought as that....

                            I use Vista Ultimate on my PC and it's a real pain sometimes.... I just discovered that Norton Internet Security 2007 isn't compatible with it....
                            Don't find love, let love find you. That's why its called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall. - Anonymous

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                              #15
                              Re: Vista compatibilities.

                              Norton Internet Security is a POS also well its good for getting computer service requests anyway
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                                #16
                                Re: Vista compatibilities.

                                visa+norton=

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                                  #17
                                  Re: Vista compatibilities.

                                  Attached Files
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                                    #18
                                    Re: Vista compatibilities.

                                    Did it _really_ block about:blank???
                                    "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                                      #19
                                      Re: Vista compatibilities.

                                      yes its from a friends computer
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                                        #20
                                        Re: Vista compatibilities.

                                        Originally posted by Per Hansson
                                        Note the "2" after Windows ME

                                        Windows ME 2 = Windows Vista, I promise...
                                        Haha, I missed the "2." Sorry

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