Next Version of Windows expected to have big Hardware needs

[Bonbon] · 23rd March 2004, 22:33

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Information technology managers are beginning to determine how their future plans can accommodate Microsoft Corp.'s next major upgrade of Windows, code named Longhorn, slated for release in 2006.

One question with major implications for agency upgrade plans is: What hardware will be able to handle Longhorn? Microsoft officials say they will answer that question in May, when they are scheduled to meet in Seattle with PC hardware manufacturers.

In the meantime, industry analysts are predicting that Longhorn will need every bit of the power and processing capacity of the average desktop computer in 2006. Some say that could mean a 5 GHz microprocessor, 2G of main memory, a PCI Express bus and a widescreen display. The desktop would also likely need a constant Internet connection. br>
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bs in my humble opinion

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jmke · 23rd March 2004, 22:49

indeed bull

25th March 2004, 06:37

From the beta's that I downloaded off of my msdn account I will tell you that Longhorn is going to need a high end system to run smoothly. It doesn't even run all that great on my main rig and I have a p4 2.53ghz with 1.5gb of ram. It runs like crap. Most of the time explorer.exe uses 50% or more of the cpu cycles.

piotke · 25th March 2004, 06:57

crappy coding then !

25th March 2004, 09:00

Also why it's called a beta probably.

25th March 2004, 17:09

Who cares anyway? Microsoft will not release it before the avarage computer is fast enough for running it. And besides, most computers here ar a bit faster then the avarage ones.

5th April 2004, 20:23

By then linux will be better than windows. No need for Bill anymore :feesten:

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6th April 2004, 11:57

I went to a MS lecture in the neths this friday. The microsoft dude there said the minimum specs would be a 1.3ghz 256mb and a dx7.1 vid card. Normal specs would be a 2ghz proc, 512mb and a dx9.0 capable vidcard. But since it's supposed to come out at 2006 he also said that it might change some, but not drastically.

RichBa5tard · 6th April 2004, 13:22

Hmmm...

Even with a very powerful PC (AMD @ 2.4Ghz, 2*256mb bh5, ...), I don't use WinXP, KDE (linux with win look) or GNome (linux with mac look), but XFCE4: a very minimalistic destop manager.

I'm not waiting for a sluggish desktop manager to arrive,

23rd March 2004, 22:49	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	indeed bull __________________

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piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	crappy coding then ! __________________ .

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RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Hmmm... Even with a very powerful PC (AMD @ 2.4Ghz, 2256mb bh5, ...), I don't use WinXP, KDE (linux with win look) or GNome (linux with mac look), but XFCE4: a very minimalistic destop manager. I'm not waiting for a sluggish desktop manager to arrive, __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp)*: E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

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25th March 2004, 06:37	#3
neb1211 Posts: n/a	From the beta's that I downloaded off of my msdn account I will tell you that Longhorn is going to need a high end system to run smoothly. It doesn't even run all that great on my main rig and I have a p4 2.53ghz with 1.5gb of ram. It runs like crap. Most of the time explorer.exe uses 50% or more of the cpu cycles.

25th March 2004, 09:00	#5
FreeStyler Posts: n/a	Also why it's called a beta probably.

25th March 2004, 17:09	#6
Vulk Posts: n/a	Who cares anyway? Microsoft will not release it before the avarage computer is fast enough for running it. And besides, most computers here ar a bit faster then the avarage ones.

5th April 2004, 20:23	#7
Carlito Posts: n/a	By then linux will be better than windows. No need for Bill anymore :feesten: .

6th April 2004, 11:57	#8
Sarcastro Posts: n/a	I went to a MS lecture in the neths this friday. The microsoft dude there said the minimum specs would be a 1.3ghz 256mb and a dx7.1 vid card. Normal specs would be a 2ghz proc, 512mb and a dx9.0 capable vidcard. But since it's supposed to come out at 2006 he also said that it might change some, but not drastically.