Developer: Before Upgrading to Microsoft Vista

Before upgrading to Microsoft Vista

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a tool from Microsoft that lets you quickly scan your old system and find out what you require before you take the plunge

Rakesh Sharma

Thursday, March 13, 2008

BANAGLORE, INDIA: Everyone's curious to know whether their system is Vista capable or not. And out of the different versions available, which one would suit their needs the best: Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business or Ultimate.

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Applies To: Windows users
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This tool from Microsoft solves most of your curiosity and even tells you what you should do to make your system Vista capable. The tool runs on all versions of Windows XP 32-bit machines and takes approximately 5 to 10 mins to scan, depending on your hardware.

A home user can run this tool and have a basic idea whether his system is Vista compliant or not. If it's not then the hardware upgrade cost would be added to the total system upgrade cost. Similarly, an enterprise can estimate the total amount required to upgrade all of its systems.

The tool is very easy to install. Just download from the link provided in the specs box. After the download, double click on the installation icon and follow the instructions.


While the tool scans your system, you can compare different Vista versions for features	The deficiencies are automatically categorized into three different sections: System requirements, devices and programs

It lists all the hardware devices in your system and warns you about devices that would not work after you upgrade	It lists names of the programs that would not be compatible with Vista. For eg, Nero 6 runs on XP but doesn't run on Vista