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windows 8 pro on a dell inspiron 1720

I have a dell insperon 1720 with vista on it. can I upgrade it to windows 8 Pro?

can someone help me please????

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You can check here http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/system-requirements
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Mario,

 

Run the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant.

<<http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-8/upgrade-to-windows-8>>

 

 

 

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Whether you have a logo PC or you’ve built your own PC, the recommendations for Windows 8 include:

 

1 GHz or faster processor
1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

 

One new element to Windows 8 is the requirement that Metro style applications have a minimum of 1024x768 screen resolution, and 1366x768 for the snap feature. If you attempt to launch a Metro style app with less than this resolution (e.g. 800x600, 1024x600) you will receive an error message.

 

See:

http://techingiteasy.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/part-1-how-to-upgrade-using-the-windows-8-upgrade-assistant/

then:

http://techingiteasy.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/part-2-how-to-upgrade-using-the-windows-8-upgrade-assistant/

 

 

also:

 

How to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 8

 

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Upgrading is not cheap. Wait until the 8.1 version comes out. Maybe MS will run another fire sale to upgrade to windows 8 like the first sale when upgrading was $40 for a limited time. If you have to pay the full price--$140, skip it and wait until you can buy a new computer. Add another $200 to the upgrade cost and you can buy a new computer.

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