• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Windows Vista Home Prem.,

P

phillyman36

Golden Member
Hey everytime I run the Windows upgrade advisor it says Vista Basic is my best bet. My Specs are

Asus P5W DH Deluxe
Core 2 Duo E6600
2 gigs of ram
Evga 6800
3 hard drives (1 Raptor 150 gig and 2 seagate 320 gigs)
Audigy 2 zs sound card and 2 dvd burners


Can anyone tell me why The advisor stays at Basic and not home prem., ?
Is anyone running Vista with the same spec i have with no problems?

What do i need to change or am i ok?
 
I think it suggests basic due to your older gfx card. It can't take advantage of DRMd HD media. You would be fine with any version of Vista though. Everything will look, and work great.
 
Thanks lxskllr thats what i was thinking but wasnt sure. I posted a question in the video section about switching video cards
 
I think the upgrade advisor is overly cautious. The 6800 will run any version of Vista just fine. I did experience horrible speckling on desktop elements and garbling/errors when I resumed from standby or hibernate, so I replaced it with an x1950Pro and my problems are gone. Not that you'll experience the same problems with your card -- it could have been specific to me, the bios version on the card I had or some other issue. I did see others with similar problems as me but just as many people reported no problems.

In any event, get the version of Vista you want and don't sweat what the advisor says.

The hardware you DO have that I'd worry about is your creative card. Read up on some of the issues people have been having before you make the jump.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top