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What does the Upgrade Advisor check?
The Upgrade Advisor checks your system
for incompatibilities and lists common tasks
that you may use with your computer to
help you figure out which edition of
Windows you should purchase. It creates a
summary report, showing you problems or
potential problems that may occur. When
the Upgrade Advisor finishes, you can view
information about your system, including
System Requirements, Devices, and
Programs. To read information about these
topics, click the corresponding See Details
button at the bottom of the Your
Computer Can Run Windows Vista page.
For example, if you click the See Details
button in the System Requirements section,
you are shown a report about any issues
about the hardware on your computer.
What if the Upgrade Advisor suggests an
edition of Windows that is not powerful
enough for what I need?
If the Upgrade Advisor suggests an edition
lower than what you think you need, you
will probably need to upgrade your
hardware to meet the basic requirements of
that edition. For example, you want to
purchase Windows Vista Ultimate but the
Advisor suggests Windows Vista Home
Basic. If you plan to purchase the Enterprise
or Ultimate editions of Vista, check the
most current system requirements for
those editions and make sure your system
meets or exceeds those requirements. The
latest requirements can be found at
www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/
getready/upgradeadvisor/faq.mspx.
When the scan finishes, the Scan
complete page appears.
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The Your computer can run Windows
Vista screen appears.
% Click the Close box.
The Upgrade Advisor window closes.
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