http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/i think i had 3 things checked but i cant remember which.

the only thing i need is a new graphics card with at least 128mb so i can use the aero look :)]]>May 26th 2006 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
You mean Vista is actually real, I thought Microsoft made that up :P]]>May 26th 2006 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
While you're at it, just run Mac OS X with its infinitely more powerful, sometimes free, Unix-based apps and server software and soon-to-arrive, as well as existing, Universal Binaries.

:)

]]>May 26th 2006 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
Hint: download the advisor from: http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/2/6d27774c-07af-4a2a-b5a1-f961458f6d4b/VistaUpgradeAdvisor.msi

You won't get a number system. You will get a breakdown of whether or not your sytem is up to running Vista in the areas you show interest in.

I have an athlon 64-3700, radeon x800GT with 256 mb and 2 GB of memory. It tells me I'll be able to run anything and everything.

Download it and post your results so others can have an idea of Vista (should be called Horizon) requires.]]>May 26th 2006 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
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You can also try BitTorrent, that includes Vista, when it ever gets released. ]]>May 26th 2006 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
C'Mon nVidia and ATI, bring those DX10 cards out! ]]>May 26th 2006 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
"...Because I actually installed Vista Beta 2 just yesterday, and looked at their integrated upgrade advisor... "

The person that was talking about the number system wasn't using the standalone upgrade advisor.

ass.]]>May 26th 2006 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 26th 2006 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
Kudos, by the way, to #1, #2, #4 and #6. (Just to be aero-glass clear).

Is "ass" your signature or ... ? ]]>May 26th 2006 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
You mean like DIY bench results?
So useful and convenient...

Is it just me, or rather than correcting what could have been "misleading" in their earlier software, it sounds like MS is providing with a tool that will instead put all the "misleading" responsability in the user's hand? (just a matter of fine tuning, not MS fault)]]>May 27th 2006 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/May 27th 2006 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-plans-update-to-misleading-vista-upgrade-advisor/
http://ati.amd.com/technology/windowsvista/AreYouVistaReady.html]]>Feb 7th 2007 7:19PM