To make this snappy i'll tell you that, you can skip reading and following these simple steps by using Microsoft's upgrade advisor tool which does all the work in the click of a button and tells you if your system is capable of running the Windows 7 operating System or not.
I still urge you to read on unless you want to miss out on something useful and informative ^_^
Again we go in steps, (just to make it easier to follow)
- First off, lets get some information about the computer we're using,
- Right click on your 'My Computer' icon and select properties from the list that drops-down. (This applies for Windows XP, Vista and 7 maybe also for the great great grand-parents too)
- Now here are the details to take note off,
- CPU Type
- CPU Speed
- System Type
- RAM
- Hard-Disk storage space capacity
- Next to get size of video memory,
- open the 'run' dialog (windows key + R)
- type "dxdiag" and hit the return/enter key
- go to the 'display' tab and look for "Approx. Total Memory"
- Bingo! we got all the data. Lets get to the final task of "checking".
- Second off, lets see if our hardware have the capability to handle the Windows 7 operating system and deliver a smooth performance.
- Any CPU that has been released after the Intel's Pentium Processor will work. (applies for AMD and others too)
- The CPU Speed must be 1GHz or more. (I would say 'ok' 900MHz+)
- Depending on your System Type,
- For a 32bit system,
- 1GB of RAM
- 16GB of hard disk space
- For a 64bit system,
- 2GB of RAM
- 20GB of hard disk space
- Finally, you will need a DirectX9 compatible graphics device, meaning you should have a minimum of 128MB video memory that are capable of running DirectX version 9 or higher.
If you are a techy person and want to know more, click through the reference links and you may find more information to quench your thirst ;)
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