How to check if your PC or Notebook supports Vista

Planning to upgrade your Windows XP to Vista?

You should check whether your pc or notebook and the software that you have is compatible with the Vista Operating System.

I’ve got a friend who reformatted his harddisk which contains Windows XP on it only to find out that his 4 year old machine is not able to install Vista because it lacks requirement.

To check for the compatibility, download and install Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0.

The ACT tool will run a test on your machine and tell you about any upgrades you might need to make before running Vista. You can also use the ACT to:

Verify an application’s compatibility with a new version of the Windows operating system, or a Windows Update, including determining your risk assessment.
Become involved in the ACT Community, including sharing your risk assessment with other ACT users.
Test your Web applications and Web sites for compatibility with new releases and security updates to the Windows Internet Explorer Internet browser.

Download Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0.