Vista on 512MB ram is great for...

[peterhuang913]

Windows Vista

Booting the Operating System, without running applications or games

 

[gurusan]

lol!

Runs fine with 1gb though...as long as you aren't gaming. But for normal use and media playing.

 

[Preacher]

is great for (nothing).

 

[veg1992]

lol right on!! on Vista Home Basic it still not enough.. 768MB is decent... I had Home Basic for an hour.. but I didn't have a key, so I formatted and installed XP Professional..