minimal hardware

I'd like to try to install Vista on my 600MHz laptop. It has a 60GB hard drive and 320MB of memory.
I understand fully that this is *way* below the required system specs.
I just want to see what it looks like. I don't care how slow it is.
Will the install work or will the installer lock me out totally?

What is the system requirements for running Windows Vista? Bare minimum: DVD Drive 800 MHz PC 15 GBs of free hard disk space 512 MBs of RAM 64-MBs of vRAM - For AERO Glass
Premium Ready PC: DVD Drive 1GHz PC 20 GBs of free hard disk space 512 MBs of RAM 128 MBs of vRAM Lear more at the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistahardware.mspx -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Xyzzy" wrote in message

I'd like to try to install Vista on my 600MHz laptop. It has a 60GB hard drive and 320MB of memory.
I understand fully that this is *way* below the required system specs.
I just want to see what it looks like. I don't care how slow it is.
Will the install work or will the installer lock me out totally?

I am aware of what you posted.
However, in the past it has been possible to run Microsoft operating systems on way less than their advertised minimums.

You just have to try, earlier builds could be installed on such configurations, but the performance was a nightmare, this was like in the 5219 to 5231 ranges. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Xyzzy" wrote in message

I am aware of what you posted.
However, in the past it has been possible to run Microsoft operating systems on way less than their advertised minimums.

That was the past! This is the present and/or future.
"Xyzzy" wrote in message

I am aware of what you posted.
However, in the past it has been possible to run Microsoft operating systems on way less than their advertised minimums.

But AFAIK, you could not get by the Windows XP minimums, In any case, even if possible running Vista below minimums would be painfully slow as you can deduce by reading reports of those with bare minimums.
Also minimum means just that. Vista may run, but various features may not. Add to that this is Beta, and hacking the OS to attempt to get it to function below minimums does nothing of value at least from a test/evaluation point of view.
-- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org
"Xyzzy" wrote in message

I am aware of what you posted.
However, in the past it has been possible to run Microsoft operating systems on way less than their advertised minimums.

I'd like to try to install Vista on my 600MHz laptop. It has a 60GB hard drive and 320MB of memory.
I understand fully that this is *way* below the required system specs.
I just want to see what it looks like. I don't care how slow it is.
Will the install work or will the installer lock me out totally?

What is the system requirements for running Windows Vista? Bare minimum: DVD Drive 800 MHz PC 15 GBs of free hard disk space 512 MBs of RAM 64-MBs of vRAM - For AERO Glass
Premium Ready PC: DVD Drive 1GHz PC 20 GBs of free hard disk space 512 MBs of RAM 128 MBs of vRAM Lear more at the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistahardware.mspx -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Xyzzy" wrote in message

I'd like to try to install Vista on my 600MHz laptop. It has a 60GB hard drive and 320MB of memory.
I understand fully that this is *way* below the required system specs.
I just want to see what it looks like. I don't care how slow it is.
Will the install work or will the installer lock me out totally?