Windows 7 Readiness Test Results

Test	Your System	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System		Checking... Windows 7 can be upgraded from Windows Vista only. A clean install is required for XP or other Operating Systems. Versions Information	Checking... Windows 7 can be upgraded from Windows Vista only. A clean install is required for XP or other Operating Systems. Versions Information
Memory		Checking... Windows 7 requires at least 1GB of RAM for 32 bit installations. 2GB is required for 64 bit. Upgrade Memory	Checking... We recommend at least 2GB of memory for best performance under Windows 7. Upgrade Memory
Processor (CPU)		Checking... Windows 7 requires at least a 1 GHz processor. Upgrade your CPU	Checking... We recommend a 1.6 GHz processor for the best performance. Upgrade your CPU
Hard Disk Space		Checking... Windows 7 requires 16 GB free hard disk space. 20 GB must be free to install 64-bit. Upgrade Hard Drive	Checking... Microsoft recommends at least a 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 16 GB free hard disk space. Upgrade Hard Drive
Screen Resolution		Checking... Windows 7 requires at least a 800x600 screen resolution.	Checking... We recommend a 1024x768 screen resolution for a better Windows 7 experience.
CD/DVD Drive		Checking... Microsoft requires a CD-ROM/DVD drive.	Checking... Windows 7 will primarily be distributed on DVD.
Video Memory		Checking... Windows 7 requires a video card with DirectX 9 graphics processor and WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. Upgrade Graphics	Checking... We recommend a video card with greater than 128MB of memory to run Windows 7 optimally. Upgrade Graphics
Results

For more information about software and devices that may not be compatible with Windows 7, please run the Windows 7 Advisor beta.

Minimum Requirements: The minimum requirements in order to run Windows 7 at this time. Requirements are subject to change until the final version is realeased. We do not recommend that anyone try to upgrade to Windows 7 with the subpar specifications.

Recommended: We believe these specifciations are the minimum to take advantage of Windows 7's advanced features such as the Windows Aero.

For more information on Windows 7, see our Window's 7 market research and our Techtalk blog: Windows 7 articles