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I have vista on my old hp tablet pc...id like to upgrade to windows 8....im wondering if it will work and if the tablet features will work?

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That depends on your specs, here is a great place to start

Windows 8 system requirements

  • If you want to run Windows 8 on your PC, here's what it takes:
  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info)
  • RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
  • Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

    Additional requirements to use certain features:
    To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch (more info)
    To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768
    To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768
    Internet access (ISP fees might apply)
    Secure boot requires firmware that supports UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B and has the Microsoft
    Windows Certification Authority in the UEFI signature database
    Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance
    Microsoft account required for some features
    Watching DVDs requires separate playback software (more info)
    Windows Media Center license sold separately (more info)
    BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive (Windows 8 Pro only)
    BitLocker requires either Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or a USB flash drive (Windows 8 Pro only)
    Client Hyper-V requires a 64-bit system with second level address translation (SLAT)
    capabilities and additional 2 GB of RAM (Windows 8 Pro only)
    A TV tuner is required to play and record live TV in Windows Media Center (Windows 8 Pro Pack and Windows 8 Media Center Pack only)
    Free Internet TV content varies by geography, some content might require additional fees (Windows 8 Pro Pack and Windows 8 Media Center Pack only)
    To check if your PC meets these requirements, you can run the Upgrade Assistant.
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Seriously doubt it, HP is only supporting and releasing Windows 8 Drivers for models sold after October 1, 2011.

HP provides upgrade instructions and drivers for most computers sold after October 1st , 2011.

Also See this page on the HP site

and this one

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Given the Windows 8 Specs and your Vista tablet I would say you are in for a challenge to have that working combination.

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