500 mhz machine

Vista supposedly wants an 800 MHz CPU... If you try to install it on a 500 MHz system, will it refuse, or will it just run slower?

It may run a lot slower than what it should. Previous versions of Windows didn't do a CPU speed check, I'm not sure about Vista, though. I doubt it, as it may interfere with SpeedStep laptops.
People are having issues with 3GHz and speed, so 500 may be too slow to handle for you...
Dustin Harper

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message

Vista supposedly wants an 800 MHz CPU... If you try to install it on a 500 MHz system, will it refuse, or will it just run slower?

The minimum requirements state 800 MHz, so I think Setup will give you are nice error for sure: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.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
"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message

Vista supposedly wants an 800 MHz CPU... If you try to install it on a 500 MHz system, will it refuse, or will it just run slower?

I successfully installed an early Longhorn (pre Vista) build on a 366 MHz computer. It took forever to do anything. But that was not only the underpowered computer but the early build as well. I have not tried it since, but if I did, I am certain it would not stay at all since it would do nothing for testing/evaluations.
800 MHz will be slow as it is. As to whether it will refuse, it depends on if the writers have that in the code yet.
-- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org
"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message

Vista supposedly wants an 800 MHz CPU... If you try to install it on a 500 MHz system, will it refuse, or will it just run slower?

Michael A. Covington wrote:

Vista supposedly wants an 800 MHz CPU... If you try to install it on a 500 MHz system, will it refuse, or will it just run slower?
Why not try it and tell us? I would suggest that the amount of RAM is

equally important and might compensate, to a certain degree, for missing CPU speed.
Roy