Windows 2006 screen shots!!!

yes

i second saumil. it really matters how ur comp is configured to start up & run.

& if Vista is full of all those eye candy, I dont think M$ w;d not have allowed them to turn off inside the OS.& then i think there must be config that can run smooth on 256mb RAM with onboard gfx as well. Indeed thats what a common corporate workstation is. MS is not dumb to loose on that -- infact they were the smartest ever to hit the bulls eye to suit everyones hands & minds which makes it lead now inspite of so many flaws talked abt. & be sure by the time Vista is in its retail pkg - it will be a nice OS backward compatible to elderly hardware.
 
Hmm...AFAIK the 2.46GB install size is due to all the drivers shipped with the OS as there r no 3ed party drivers as of now.

BTW the system reqs r needed only when all effects r turned on.There is a low resource theme (classic) given too.

This is from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista#Graphics_hardware_requirements
Aero Glass

This graphics mode adds support for 3D graphics, animation and visual special effects in addition to the features offered by Aero Express.
Intended for mainstream and high-end graphics cards.
At least 64 MB of graphics memory, 128 MB recommended, or 256 MB for 1600x1200+.
At least 32 bits per pixel.
3D hardware acceleration with capabilities equal to DirectX 9.
A memory bandwidth of 2 GB/s, and as much 8 GB/s can be supported.
Capable of drawing ~1.5 M triangles / second, one window being ~150 triangles.
A graphics card that uses AGP 8X or PCI Express 8-lane bus.
DirectX 9.0
WVDDM Drivers

It is likely that such a configuration will be entry-level or lower by Vista's release in 2006. During Vista's early alpha testing stages, the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro and the nVidia GeForce FX 5900 were the only cards compatible with Aero Glass. Since, support has been extended to most DirectX 9 Graphics cards.
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Aero Express

The lesser Aero visual experience offering only the basic visual improvements introduced by Vista, such as composition based DPI scaling.
Intended for mainstream or lower-end graphics cards.
Uses the Avalon Desktop Composition window manager.
A Vista Driver Display Model (WVDDM) driver is a requirement.

Some graphics cards already support WVDDM. In Vista builds 4074 (WinHEC 2004 Build), 5048 (WinHEC 2005 Build), 5112 (Beta 1), and 5219 (PDC 2005 Build), WVDDM is already supported to run Aero Glass.
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To Go (Luna, Windows XP)

The new Vista look & feel without any visual special effects, similar to the visual style Luna of Windows XP in that it resembles merely an application skin. As with Luna, no additional hardware requirements compared to the classic Windows interface.
A simple option for consumer upgrades, and mobile / low-cost devices.
No additional requirements compared to the lesser Classic mode.
Fallback mode in case the hardware requirements for Aero aren't met.
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Classic (Windows 2000)

The most basic user interface offered by Vista, which is also seen in Windows 2000, or Windows XP with its visual style Luna deactivated.
An option for corporate deployments and upgrades.
Requires Windows XP Display Driver Model (XPDM) or WVDDM drivers.
No graphics card hardware requirements exceeding those of Windows XP.

Previously, an experience called "Aero Diamond" was rumored, but later it was found to be untrue. A previous version of this article described it as "A graphics mode customized for the Windows Vista Home Premium Edition and Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, which will have Windows Media Center included. Not much information is currently available, but it appears that it will be the most advanced level of graphics in Vista, requiring hardware at the same level or greater than the Aero Glass visual style."
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Hardware requirements

Microsoft has not released specific details of Windows Vista's hardware requirements; however, Microsoft has released some general Windows Vista Ready PC Hardware Guidelines for those wishing to upgrade to Windows Vista and have the full Aero Glass experience.
CPU: PC systems with a modern CPU.
RAM: PC systems with 512MB of RAM or more.
GPU: PC systems with a DirectX9 GPU that is capable of supporting Windows Vista Display Driver Model.
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Kumar:
Hardware requirements

Microsoft has not released specific details of Windows Vista's hardware requirements; however, Microsoft has released some general Windows Vista Ready PC Hardware Guidelines for those wishing to upgrade to Windows Vista and have the full Aero Glass experience.
CPU: PC systems with a modern CPU.
RAM: PC systems with 512MB of RAM or more.
GPU: PC systems with a DirectX9 GPU that is capable of supporting Windows Vista Display Driver Model.
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With all those extra features which seem to be all online features - should require more horsepower. Knowing the MS track record, will it require a Pentium 6/7? Do we have to dump our beloved P4s to get Vista deliver the same performance of the current Windows XP SP2?
 
IMO vista will start out in the same way as XP did.First it'd be running at full settings on a high end PC but as time goes by it gets tamed by the newer hardware.

My bet is that any one having an average system ( 2.8GHz/2800+ plus.512MB RAM,DX9 AGP can get along w/o any major hitches.)
 
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