longhorn

[Mr anderson]

hi what spec does the new windows os need? and what type of montior do i need?

[waheed]

Microsoft will be naming their next operating system Windows Vista, not Longhorn.

I would guess the specs would be somewhat similar to those required for Windows XP. Not sure if it will be 32 bit, 64 bit or both.

For High Definition support, you would need a monitor that suppports HDCP via DVI.

[ROF]

If you do not have a 64bit proc you can expect to not enjoy most of what Vista has. If you do not have a dual core processor you can also not expect to enjoy most of the OS improvements. The Vista Beta is optimized for both of these so I'd imagine the final release will be the same.

[yoda313]

For High Definition support, you would need a monitor that suppports HDCP via DVI.

I'm not planning on getting a 64bit chip/os anytime soon but would this be true of older hd cards?? I have a fusion 3 hdtv capture card I just got a few days ago. If I were to use VISTA would I have to have the "drm enabled" monitor even with a older hdtv card?

[Cobra]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/default.mspx

[waheed]

@ Yoda313

For the High Definition support, I was refering to Blu Ray and HD-DVD for HDCP via DVI. That is outputing the future generation movies and ONLY applies to this.

Other than that, high definition depends on the system specifications. It shouldn't affect your capture cards in any way and you certainly wouldn't need to worry about DRM.

[Mr anderson]

what about AMD Sempron 2600?

[guns1inger]

Yes, the Sempron is on the list. I would classify it at the bottom end of the bare minimum components list, so don't expect to be running the aero glass interface at high res. But you should be able to run Vista in 'XP mode'

[Faustus]

what about AMD Sempron 2600?

Actually that should be fine if you have a good ammount of RAM.

[Cobra]

The Sempron is basically a Thoroughbred core Athlon. That's what is powering the PC I am on just now, and it's still a very quick CPU. Granted, with the 256KB of L2 cache it isn't as quick as the Barton-core Athlons, but for an operating system it will be fine.

If it isn't, I'd have to question what Microsoft think they're playing at.

[yoda313]

Thanks for the info waheed

[Mr anderson]

so about 1 gig of ddr should be ok, great just sorting a system ready for it. 8)

[Dv8ted2]

so about 1 gig of ddr should be ok, great just sorting a system ready for it. 8)

Yes, 1 gig should be fine.

[JerryB]

hi what spec does the new windows os need? and what type of montior do i need?

hello,
at this time M$ will not release system requirements untill later.....next year..... and when they do..... from past windows reeleases better double what ever they say... smile.... keep in mind they want as many people as possible to buy and hense there going to make it sound like it can run on any machine..smile....

you might be interested in this article..... they do address some unoffical info.... which will answer some of your questions.... about the monitor and bus speeds.. seems like a important point....

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09/07/vista_hardware_reqs/

I hope it helpfull to you...

[Cobra]

Why would they release such a demanding operating system? I won't buy it if it demands so much from my hardware. They must realise that it is a damn OPERATING SYSTEM, not an all-in-one package to deal with everything the entire world can throw at it! That's what software is for.

They should aim to make it stable, so people can actually use it.

I doubt the requirements will be anything like that page outlines. I hope not, anyway.

[Dv8ted2]

Why would they release such a demanding operating system? I won't buy it if it demands so much from my hardware. They must realise that it is a damn OPERATING SYSTEM, not an all-in-one package to deal with everything the entire world can throw at it! That's what software is for.

They should aim to make it stable, so people can actually use it.

I doubt the requirements will be anything like that page outlines. I hope not, anyway.

It all has to do with the new eye candy 3d graphics.

Personally, I think it is unnecessary.

I prefer functionality over appearance.

[JerryB]

Why would they release such a demanding operating system? I won't buy it if it demands so much from my hardware. They must realise that it is a damn OPERATING SYSTEM, not an all-in-one package to deal with everything the entire world can throw at it! That's what software is for.

They should aim to make it stable, so people can actually use it.

I doubt the requirements will be anything like that page outlines. I hope not, anyway.

this is my opinion only and probably others will disagree smiming.... it has always been about speed of doing things
First M$ has always understated system requirements for marketing reasons...... and my self..... by the time M$ releases the final version of vista, and the critic have a chance to really test it... we may find the minimums that critics want to see will be higher than what M$ says.... well anyway...

for years, gamming groups, graphic groups, and buisness groups need speed in order not just to get things done fast but also be able to do things... however in addtion were now getting where were showing movies, editing movies, a lot of mulitmedia in general ..on the pc.... and that requires a lot of power...
at the moment the chip industry is approaching the limits of increasing the cpu speed...(hopefully new technology will come along to where they can have another huge boost ) . going to a 64 bit OS double the amount of power without having the higher cpu speed requirement...! it like going from win3.1(16 bit) to win95 32 bit)!!! on that old 486 system....!!
my self i have heard over the years people don't need that or this.. but somehow people want more power!!! some new innovation or some new game or view movies or whatever.....
what i mentioned just scratches the surface....... but those are my thoughts..