I believe it would not. Make sure by going to windows.com to see the minimum requirements of windws Vista.
You should buy an upgrade version of Windows Vista however your computer if running XP is likely not to be powerful enough to run windows vista. You should run Microsoft Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor before upgrading as this will show you any problems your computer may have running Vista.
your computer might not be powerful enough to run vista. but to be honest i hate vista, get windows 7. Are there any applications running?
If your computer does not meet the minimum RAM requirement for Vista, an upgrade will increase speed.
You DO NOT have to wipe your hard drive or "downgrade" to run windows XP on a vista computer. Download and install Microsoft Virtual PC. its free and will allow you to run another operating system in a window of the current one you are running. You can have both!
compatibility mode
Yes, windows vista is already pre-loaded on this computer when you receive it. More specifically, Windows Vista Home Premium edition.
Yes, The Sims 2 University expansion pack is compatible with Windows Vista. You need The Sims 2 original stand-alone game before the expansion pack will work. If you have problems running it on Windows Vista, try right-clicking on the shortcut and choosing "Run as Administrator..." and then choosing "Allow" when the dialog box pops up. Also, make sure your computer has all the recommended specs to run The Sims 2 University (which most likely it does if it is running Windows Vista!)
There are a few good laptops for running Windows Vista. Samsung have produced some laptops which work very well with Vista. Acer and Compaq are also two very good brands on which to run Vista.
The easiest method is to verify with the vendor that the application downloaded will work on Vista. You are running Vista on a 32bit computer the application might have a chance to work, you can make software applications run on Vista by setting the compatibility mode to an older version of Windows. If you are running Vista on a 64bit computer the application will not work at all. The application will need to be a 64bit application and vista compatible.
Yes, but much slower than it would run Windows XP or a Linux distribution. Make sure your computer has at least 1GB of RAM to run Vista decently.
Windows Vista will run on a computer with a minimum of 512 MB of RAM
256 should do it.