what is windows vista system requirements
About Windows Vista. Note: If you are migrating from an older operating system, UITS strongly recommends installing Windows 7 rather than Vista. Windows 7 was released three years after Vista and comes with more advanced features and many bug fixes, but has the same hardware requirements.ista Capable computers are able to run Vista, but may have limitations in the functionality of some features. Vista Capable minimum hardware requirements are as follows: 1  A modern processor (at least 800 MHz). 2  512 MB of system memory. 3  A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable.