Updated: July 11, 2020 (June 19, 2006)

Vista Logo Program Summary

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Applicable Product	When	Logo Level	Logo	Requirements
Computers	Pre-launch	Basic	Windows Vista Capable	Meet all the criteria for the “Designed for Windows XP 32-bit or 64-bit” logo A “modern” processor At least 512 MB of memory DirectX 9class graphics processor
Computers	Pre-launch	Premium	Windows Vista Premium Ready	A 1GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, or better At least 1GB of system memory DirectX 9class graphics processor that supports the Windows Display Device Model (WDDM) driver, Pixel Shader 2.0 (in hardware), and 32 bits per pixel 128MB of graphics memory 40GB of hard drive capacity with 15GB free space
Computers	Post-launch	Basic	(To be determined)	Meet the basic requirements for desktop, mobile, ultraportable, or ultramobile classes of computers for consumers or businesses as outlined in the Windows Vista Logo Program Client System Requirements, Version 3.0, Revision 1.0
Computers	Post-launch	Premium	(To be determined)

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