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Chris Ziegler from Engadget has the second installment on a Windows Vista Upgrade Guide.  This installment deals with hardware … it is a must read!

Microsoft hasn’t been shy in helping itself to generous new box-selling hardware requirements for Vista. Though the term “bloatware” comes immediately to mind, an argument could be made for a pretty stiff bump in specs — it has been over five years since the release of its immediate predecessor, after all. Times have changed, and so have the average home and business computers. XP’s run on the desktop has seen the fall of CRTs, the commoditization of broadband, and the multiplication of processor cores, just to name a choice few of the decade’s sea changes in personal computing.

Check out what Chris had to say about Windows Vista upgrade guide, part 2: hardware here at Engadget.

So you missed part 1?  Not to worry!  You can read Windows Vista upgrade guide, part 1: software here.

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