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32 bits will still run Windows Vista Premium:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196131,00.html

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx

A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1.
1 GB of system memory.
A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero2.
128 MB of graphics memory.
40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
DVD-ROM Drive3.
Audio output capability.
Internet access capability.


There seems to be more emphasis on a decent graphics card than a fast processor. Laptops with integrated graphics will have problems and it will be difficult to upgrade the graphics unlike a PC.

While they feed on software upgrades and new PC sales, Microsoft can't afford to get too far ahead of their mass customer base.