I have a Dell Optiplex GX240 that I have recently replaced with a new aluminum MacBook (2.4GHZ model). I am planning to buy a full copy of Vista Ultimate to use with Boot Camp and VMWare Fusion on the MacBook sometime soon so I can continue to use the Windows programs I need. Since I’m still keeping the Dell, I’m considering putting Vista on it as well since I’ll have the disks. I’m wondering how it’ll run though and if it’s worth the upgrade from XP Pro. The Dell has (2) 37.5GB hard drives, a 2.0GHZ Pentium 4 processor with 256KB cache, 768MB RAM (133MHZ), about 20GB left on the main hard drive, and about 30GB left on the second hard drive. I know that Microsoft says that with these specs, my computer is Vista compatible, but I want to know how it will run with it. Would an upgrade work with the full installation discs? Am I able to do multiple installations from the same 32-bit Vista disc? Would my computer be fine and go at a decent speed if all I’m doing is using internet, Publisher, and an old version of Photoshop? I don’t plan on using the computer much, but I just wanted to know. Thanks!
