windows vista 64

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There's thousands listed on the Microsoft web site. Choose any three you
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/default.aspx

The hardware has already been explained to you that 64-bit drivers must
be used on a 64-bit OS if you want full or any functionality from your
hardware.

Under the Software section, and because you have refused so far to
provide an example of just one 32-bit application that won't run under a
64-bit version of Windows, I chose the Image category. Rather than
hunting through all the choices to find incompatible imaging programs, I
clicked on the "Compatible" link. 306 programs listed there. I then
clicked on the "Not Compatible" link. 61 programs there - but of which
the vast majority indicated that there was an upgrade that would be
supported on Vista
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Cheese and Rice! I wish I was home right now so I could go through all my
software and give you the exact versions. But I seem to recall that one
major problem I ran into was with Office 2007 (note: I'm referring to a
relatively recent MICROSOFT office suite). First, I don't remember the
exact version, so I believe that the program was Office 2007. What I do
remember, is that it would have cost a lot of money to make it compatible
with 64-bit Vista. And that was just one program (well, a suite of
programs). Out of dozens of programs I tried to install, at least 5 had
similar problems on Vista 64. That is, I would have had to throw
significant money at them, or replace them, at significant cost, to run them
on Vista 64.

I am not in the habit of spreading myths or misinformation when it comes to
computer issues. I write what I write based on my experience. Vista 64 is
still problematic in supporting 32-bit software. I base this opinion on,
the support for 32-bit software is hit and miss. If you have to spend money
to upgrade 32-bit software to make it run on Vista 64, I count that as a
MISS.

Yes, you can search through the Microsoft database to find compatible
programs. But this won't help you at all if you already own hundreds or
thousands of dollars of software and much of it is useless in Vista 64. In
other words, it doesn't help to know what WOULD run if you own what will NOT
run. -Dave
 
Cheese and Rice! I wish I was home right now so I could go through all my
software and give you the exact versions. But I seem to recall that one
major problem I ran into was with Office 2007 (note: I'm referring to a
relatively recent MICROSOFT office suite). First, I don't remember the
exact version, so I believe that the program was Office 2007.
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Now you are talking bullshit.
 
Dave said:
I did briefly, until I discovered that half of my 32-bit software wouldn't
work on it, without throwing significant money at it. Including a recent
version of Microsoft Office, btw. -Dave
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Office 2000 and XP both work great on Vista 64. I don't own any older
versions of Office anymore.


Ed
 
Conor said:
Now you are talking bullshit.
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No, I'm listing one example of software I would have had to spend money to
upgrade/replace, to run it on Vista 64. It runs fine on Vista 32,
hough. -Dave
 
Office 2000 and XP both work great on Vista 64. I don't own any older
versions of Office anymore.


Ed
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Hey, thanks for the pointer! I believe I've still got a (legal) copy of
Office 2000. I didn't think to try that on Vista 64, as I'd already
upgraded to a later version of Office. If I try to run Vista 64 again, I'll
just downgrade my office suite, now that I know what works.

But that is only one piece of software that I found was incompatible with
Vista 64. So it will be a while before I try Vista 64 again. As I
gradually upgrade software, I will pay attention to whether it is 64-bit
compatible or not. Eventually, I will have all 64-bit compatible software
without spending any extra money. -Dave
 
No, I'm listing one example of software I would have had to spend money to
upgrade/replace, to run it on Vista 64. It runs fine on Vista 32,
hough. -Dave
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It runs fine on Vista 64 as well or are you saying that Microsoft would
release a version of Office that wouldn't work on their commercial
versions of Windows?


****, the more you post, the bigger the hole you dig yourself.
 
Hey, thanks for the pointer! I believe I've still got a (legal) copy of
Office 2000. I didn't think to try that on Vista 64, as I'd already
upgraded to a later version of Office. If I try to run Vista 64 again, I'll
just downgrade my office suite, now that I know what works.
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Office 2003 and Office 2007 work on vista x64, dumb ****.
But that is only one piece of software that I found was incompatible with
Vista 64. So it will be a while before I try Vista 64 again. As I
gradually upgrade software, I will pay attention to whether it is 64-bit
compatible or not. Eventually, I will have all 64-bit compatible software
without spending any extra money. -Dave
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****, you're dumb.
 
Office 2003 and Office 2007 work on vista x64, dumb ****.
Have you installed Office 2007 on Vista 64? I tried to, but it wasn't
compatible. -Dave
 
It runs fine on Vista 64 as well or are you saying that Microsoft would
release a version of Office that wouldn't work on their commercial
versions of Windows?


****, the more you post, the bigger the hole you dig yourself.
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Look, I actually TRIED to install Microsoft Office on Vista 64. It was a
recent version, which I believe was Office 2007. I know it was newer than
Office 2000, and I know it was not 64-bit compatible. -Dave
 
Dave said:
Have you installed Office 2007 on Vista 64? I tried to, but it wasn't
compatible. -Dave
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I have installed Office 2007 (Home and Student version) on Vista x64, and
used it for the last year with no problems. It doesn't have Outlook, so I
installed that from Office 2003. They all work fine.
 
Dave said:
Cheese and Rice! I wish I was home right now so I could go through all my
software and give you the exact versions. But I seem to recall that one
major problem I ran into was with Office 2007 (note: I'm referring to a
relatively recent MICROSOFT office suite). First, I don't remember the
exact version, so I believe that the program was Office 2007. What I do
remember, is that it would have cost a lot of money to make it compatible
with 64-bit Vista. And that was just one program (well, a suite of
programs). Out of dozens of programs I tried to install, at least 5 had
similar problems on Vista 64. That is, I would have had to throw
significant money at them, or replace them, at significant cost, to run them
on Vista 64.

I am not in the habit of spreading myths or misinformation when it comes to
computer issues. I write what I write based on my experience. Vista 64 is
still problematic in supporting 32-bit software. I base this opinion on,
the support for 32-bit software is hit and miss. If you have to spend money
to upgrade 32-bit software to make it run on Vista 64, I count that as a
MISS.

Yes, you can search through the Microsoft database to find compatible
programs. But this won't help you at all if you already own hundreds or
thousands of dollars of software and much of it is useless in Vista 64. In
other words, it doesn't help to know what WOULD run if you own what will NOT
run. -Dave
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I'm sure most of write from our experiences. Not possible to include
the experiences of everyone else. From my experience, 64-bit Windows
troubles are, in order: drivers (need 64-bit versions to match the OS),
utility & security apps that embed into the OS (antivirus, antimalware,
sandboxes, virtual machines, etc.), install programs that don't include
the later versions of Windows (it's not that the program won't run but
that their setup.exe won't even let you do the install), and 16-bit
applications (including install programs for 32-bit apps).

I suspect MS, the original poster, really didn't want any answers since
he never came back to participate in his own thread.
 
It runs fine on Vista 64 as well or are you saying that Microsoft
would release a version of Office that wouldn't work on their
commercial versions of Windows?
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Not surprising, the SQL Server Manager doesn't work on Vista (32 or 64)
unless you fetch the patch off their website. The install CD even detects
the unsupported OS.
 
Not surprising, the SQL Server Manager doesn't work on Vista (32 or 64)
unless you fetch the patch off their website. The install CD even detects
the unsupported OS.
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Not here. I've installed Office 2k7 Enterprise on both Vista and Win7
without any issues and it's worked perfectly.
 
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