[Andy123123]

i am going to be doing a fresh install of vista, when my copy comes, and would like to know if my pc will be going as slow as hell

My specs are:
3.20ghz processor
1.3gig of ram
Ati Radeon Xpress 200 Video Card
80 gig hd

[bryantms]

Might be a good idea to try this out:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...deadvisor.mspx

Looking at your system, it seems like you'll be alright; however, I have 2 gB of memory on mine and a dual core processor.

[Andy123123]

ok, i tried that, and it said i was ok except for getting the suitable drivers, does anyone know if my graphics card can support aero effects?

[Rich-M]

That is on board pci-express and not the best idea but it should certainly support aero.

[Andy123123]

I think i'll be ok, according to you guys, and the upgrade advisor, but i been reading some forums, they say that 1 gig is not enough if your run heavy programs, is Windows Live Messenger, Firefox, and Visual basic 6, What they call "Heavy Program".

[bryantms]

Firefox and Windows messenger are not heavy programs, I'm not too sure about Visual Basic but I would assume that it isn't too bad.

[Andy123123]

Someone told me visual basic 6, has compatiablity issues with vista, is this true?

[Rich-M]

Visual basic is fine with Vista:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx