XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> 12/12/2008 5:41:06 AM I'm thinking of going from Windows XP to a new Vista 64-bit box. Is there any easy way to determine which of my applications might have trouble on a 64-bit OS other then checking the vendors one-by-one? Brian

Re: XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications "R. C. White" <rc[ at ]grandecom.net> 12/12/2008 10:18:13 PM Hi, Brian. A couple of years ago, application compatibility was a problem. But there are very few applications that will not run as well on 64-bit as on 32-bit. If you mention which ones worry you, someone here can probably assure you. As we beta-tested Vista, I ran both the x86 and x64 versions. At first, a few apps gave me problems (Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4.0, for one; Nero (version 6?) for another). But by the time Vista "went Gold" in November 2006, those were running fine. No other app has given me a problem since then. The only ones that should bother you now are those that use a 16-bit loader, but those are rare nowadays. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc[ at ]grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801) "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> wrote in message news:u#4g7wBXJHA.5052[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > I'm thinking of going from Windows XP to a new Vista 64-bit box. Is there > any easy way to determine which of my applications might have trouble on a > 64-bit OS other then checking the vendors one-by-one? > > Brian

Re: XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> 12/12/2008 10:44:36 PM Thanks for the information and reassurance. The programs that I'm most concerned about are: - Dreamweaver MX 2004 - Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 - Roxio Creator 9 Home - OmniPage 16 - Photoshop Elements 3 - Quicken 2008 Everything else is fairly unimportant or I already know it works. Thanks Brian "R. C. White" <rc[ at ]grandecom.net> wrote in message news:6063FFDF-2608-4789-9B05-1D6E02CF8B14[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi, Brian. > > A couple of years ago, application compatibility was a problem. But there > are very few applications that will not run as well on 64-bit as on > 32-bit. If you mention which ones worry you, someone here can probably > assure you. As we beta-tested Vista, I ran both the x86 and x64 versions. > At first, a few apps gave me problems (Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4.0, for > one; Nero (version 6?) for another). But by the time Vista "went Gold" in > November 2006, those were running fine. No other app has given me a > problem since then. > > The only ones that should bother you now are those that use a 16-bit > loader, but those are rare nowadays. > > RC > -- > R. C. White, CPA > San Marcos, TX > rc[ at ]grandecom.net > Microsoft Windows MVP > (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801) > > "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> wrote in message > news:u#4g7wBXJHA.5052[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> I'm thinking of going from Windows XP to a new Vista 64-bit box. Is there >> any easy way to determine which of my applications might have trouble on >> a 64-bit OS other then checking the vendors one-by-one? >> >> Brian >

Re: XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications "R. C. White" <rc[ at ]grandecom.net> 12/13/2008 4:53:09 AM Hi, Brian. I can confirm that Quicken 2008 is running just fine on Vista Ultimate x64. I'm not certain of Photoshop Elements 3, but PSE 4 and 6 work well in Vista x64. (I skipped PSE 5 and haven't yet tried PSE 7.) I don't know about the others you mentioned. Others here should know about them. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc[ at ]grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801) "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> wrote in message news:u#Tw2sKXJHA.4384[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Thanks for the information and reassurance. The programs that I'm most > concerned about are: > - Dreamweaver MX 2004 > - Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 > - Roxio Creator 9 Home > - OmniPage 16 > - Photoshop Elements 3 > - Quicken 2008 > > Everything else is fairly unimportant or I already know it works. > > Thanks > Brian > > "R. C. White" <rc[ at ]grandecom.net> wrote in message > news:6063FFDF-2608-4789-9B05-1D6E02CF8B14[ at ]microsoft.com... >> Hi, Brian. >> >> A couple of years ago, application compatibility was a problem. But >> there are very few applications that will not run as well on 64-bit as on >> 32-bit. If you mention which ones worry you, someone here can probably >> assure you. As we beta-tested Vista, I ran both the x86 and x64 versions. >> At first, a few apps gave me problems (Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4.0, for >> one; Nero (version 6?) for another). But by the time Vista "went Gold" >> in November 2006, those were running fine. No other app has given me a >> problem since then. >> >> The only ones that should bother you now are those that use a 16-bit >> loader, but those are rare nowadays. >> >> RC >> >> "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> wrote in message >> news:u#4g7wBXJHA.5052[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> I'm thinking of going from Windows XP to a new Vista 64-bit box. Is >>> there any easy way to determine which of my applications might have >>> trouble on a 64-bit OS other then checking the vendors one-by-one? >>> >>> Brian

Re: XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications "John Barnes" <jbfoofy[ at ]nomailemail.com> 12/14/2008 12:10:45 AM I am trying to remember, but if I recall the only problem with Roxio Creator 9 was the backup program would not install on the 64-bit version. Everything else, I believe was okay. (I'm now using 10) "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> wrote in message news:u#Tw2sKXJHA.4384[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Thanks for the information and reassurance. The programs that I'm most > concerned about are: > - Dreamweaver MX 2004 > - Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 > - Roxio Creator 9 Home > - OmniPage 16 > - Photoshop Elements 3 > - Quicken 2008 > > Everything else is fairly unimportant or I already know it works. > > Thanks > Brian > > "R. C. White" <rc[ at ]grandecom.net> wrote in message > news:6063FFDF-2608-4789-9B05-1D6E02CF8B14[ at ]microsoft.com... >> Hi, Brian. >> >> A couple of years ago, application compatibility was a problem. But >> there are very few applications that will not run as well on 64-bit as on >> 32-bit. If you mention which ones worry you, someone here can probably >> assure you. As we beta-tested Vista, I ran both the x86 and x64 versions. >> At first, a few apps gave me problems (Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4.0, for >> one; Nero (version 6?) for another). But by the time Vista "went Gold" >> in November 2006, those were running fine. No other app has given me a >> problem since then. >> >> The only ones that should bother you now are those that use a 16-bit >> loader, but those are rare nowadays. >> >> RC >> -- >> R. C. White, CPA >> San Marcos, TX >> rc[ at ]grandecom.net >> Microsoft Windows MVP >> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801) >> >> "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> wrote in message >> news:u#4g7wBXJHA.5052[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> I'm thinking of going from Windows XP to a new Vista 64-bit box. Is >>> there any easy way to determine which of my applications might have >>> trouble on a 64-bit OS other then checking the vendors one-by-one? >>> >>> Brian >> > >

Re: XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications breitak67 <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 12/14/2008 3:00:57 AM Another thing to be careful of is anything that comes with device drivers. Owners of Sony eReaders only just recently got an officially x64-compatible version of the eLibrary software (within the last week). The issue was the device drivers that the installation package tried to install - they were 32-bit. Since the device driver install failed, the whole install failed and you had to use a work-around to use eLibrary (and every time a mandatory update came out). I have also had issues with the topo-map software that came with my Garmin hand-held GPS and the utility that you use to update the on-board maps on Garmin's automotive GPSs. In the case of the topo-map software, I was able to load it under an XP virtual machine running under VPC 2007 under Vista x64. In the case of the loader utility, I had to use an old XP machine. -- breitak67

Re: XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> 12/15/2008 4:28:52 PM Thank you, RC "R. C. White" <rc[ at ]grandecom.net> wrote in message news:10D6BD2B-CF60-4A29-B2B3-30B6957F32B7[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi, Brian. > > I can confirm that Quicken 2008 is running just fine on Vista Ultimate > x64. I'm not certain of Photoshop Elements 3, but PSE 4 and 6 work well in > Vista x64. (I skipped PSE 5 and haven't yet tried PSE 7.) > > I don't know about the others you mentioned. Others here should know > about them. > > RC > -- > R. C. White, CPA > San Marcos, TX > rc[ at ]grandecom.net > Microsoft Windows MVP > (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801) > > "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> wrote in message > news:u#Tw2sKXJHA.4384[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Thanks for the information and reassurance. The programs that I'm most >> concerned about are: >> - Dreamweaver MX 2004 >> - Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 >> - Roxio Creator 9 Home >> - OmniPage 16 >> - Photoshop Elements 3 >> - Quicken 2008 >> >> Everything else is fairly unimportant or I already know it works. >> >> Thanks >> Brian >> >> "R. C. White" <rc[ at ]grandecom.net> wrote in message >> news:6063FFDF-2608-4789-9B05-1D6E02CF8B14[ at ]microsoft.com... >>> Hi, Brian. >>> >>> A couple of years ago, application compatibility was a problem. But >>> there are very few applications that will not run as well on 64-bit as >>> on 32-bit. If you mention which ones worry you, someone here can >>> probably assure you. As we beta-tested Vista, I ran both the x86 and x64 >>> versions. At first, a few apps gave me problems (Adobe PhotoShop >>> Elements 4.0, for one; Nero (version 6?) for another). But by the time >>> Vista "went Gold" in November 2006, those were running fine. No other >>> app has given me a problem since then. >>> >>> The only ones that should bother you now are those that use a 16-bit >>> loader, but those are rare nowadays. >>> >>> RC >>> >>> "BrianB" <brian[ at ]notreal.com> wrote in message >>> news:u#4g7wBXJHA.5052[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> I'm thinking of going from Windows XP to a new Vista 64-bit box. Is >>>> there any easy way to determine which of my applications might have >>>> trouble on a 64-bit OS other then checking the vendors one-by-one? >>>> >>>> Brian >