Vista

I am thinking of upgrading my computer, and need to make a choice of XP and
Vista. I have Design Studio Premium, am thinking of yet again upgrading to
the latest CS3.3.

Will I have any issues if I go with Vista? Am I short sighted to stay with
XP because in a short while I will have to go the Vista way anyway?

Vista takes a little getting used to, but I've had no problems since doing
that.

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"Gary" <garywpaul (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

I am thinking of upgrading my computer, and need to make a choice of XP and
Vista. I have Design Studio Premium, am thinking of yet again upgrading to
the latest CS3.3.

Will I have any issues if I go with Vista? Am I short sighted to stay
with XP because in a short while I will have to go the Vista way anyway?

Thanks for the reply... I was wondering if there are any installation issues
or issues of incompatibility. It is my understanding the Vista is MS way of
gently introducing the 64 bit archeticture... Is the new Design package
fully set up for Vista?

Thanks again.

gary

Ps... I had been corresponding with your daughter for a while...I am in King
of Prussia typing this,

"Murray *ACE*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote

Vista takes a little getting used to, but I've had no problems since doing
that.

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"Gary" <garywpaul (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:g4g0ie$jot$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
I am thinking of upgrading my computer, and need to make a choice of XP
and Vista. I have Design Studio Premium, am thinking of yet again
upgrading to the latest CS3.3.

Will I have any issues if I go with Vista? Am I short sighted to stay
with XP because in a short while I will have to go the Vista way anyway?

Ps... I had been corresponding with your daughter for a while...I am in
King of Prussia typing this,

Refresh my memory, please?

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"Gary" <garywpaul (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

Thanks for the reply... I was wondering if there are any installation
issues or issues of incompatibility. It is my understanding the Vista is
MS way of gently introducing the 64 bit archeticture... Is the new Design
package fully set up for Vista?

Thanks again.

gary

Ps... I had been corresponding with your daughter for a while...I am in
King of Prussia typing this,

"Murray *ACE*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:g4g23m$lch$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
Vista takes a little getting used to, but I've had no problems since
doing that.

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"Gary" <garywpaul (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:g4g0ie$jot$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
I am thinking of upgrading my computer, and need to make a choice of XP
and Vista. I have Design Studio Premium, am thinking of yet again
upgrading to the latest CS3.3.

Will I have any issues if I go with Vista? Am I short sighted to stay
with XP because in a short while I will have to go the Vista way anyway?

Will I have any issues if I go with Vista? Am I short sighted to stay
with XP because in a short while I will have to go the Vista way anyway?

XP will be supported for another 5 years or so.

It's a personal call, of course, but I'm going to stick with XP. If Windows
7 has a compelling feature or two, maybe I'll upgrade then.

-Darrel

Vista is fairly solid at this point. And it will be around for another 2 years
or so. Here is the thing, if you are getting a new computer with this option
just consider this. As far as Vista is concerned you will need a minimum of
2GB of memory in your system. Memory prices are low right now so it is not too
bad.

When it comes to Vista though there are 2 options, 32-bit and 64-bit. There
is this option in XP, but I would recommend XP 32-bit over 64-bit. When it
comes to the 32-bit vs 64-bit discussion right now most people will argue that
32-bit is more stable. This is because applications like archiving
applications (ie: Winzip) have different 32-bit and 64-bit versions and in some
instances they are the only game in town which has 64-bit compression (I
believe there may be another, but I know, for example, StuffIt on Windows does
not support 64-bit). There are also drivers, but using 64-bit Vista myself I
can say that 64-bit drivers are not an issue for major manufacturers (ie: HP,
Lexmark, nVidia, ATI). Also currently CS3 is not certified for Vista 64-bit,
although with the next versions Lightroom and I believe Photoshop will be
64-bit certified. Basically the 64-bit means that you can handle over 4GB of
memory allowing for easier times working with very large files.

Supposedly Vista was supposed to be the last version of Windows to support
32-bit, however, MS announced awhile back that Windows 7 (release date 2010)
will officially be the last 32-bit OS from MS. And if you need to move from
32-bit to 64-bit you do need to reformat the drive. So if you deal a lot with
big files and serious design/movies I would recommend the 64-bit version to
avoid facing this issue of 32-bit applications moving out down the road.

I know it's a lot to think about but it is a transitional period for Windows.

No Refreshing required... I had posted a question about a site I was
developing, she had responded, then noticed the address of the company and
mentioned that you lived close by...


"Murray *ACE*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote

Ps... I had been corresponding with your daughter for a while...I am in
King of Prussia typing this,

Refresh my memory, please?

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Adobe Community Expert
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"Gary" <garywpaul (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:g4g2gg$ltf$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
Thanks for the reply... I was wondering if there are any installation
issues or issues of incompatibility. It is my understanding the Vista is
MS way of gently introducing the 64 bit archeticture... Is the new Design
package fully set up for Vista?

Thanks again.

gary

Ps... I had been corresponding with your daughter for a while...I am in
King of Prussia typing this,

"Murray *ACE*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:g4g23m$lch$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
Vista takes a little getting used to, but I've had no problems since
doing that.

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"Gary" <garywpaul (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:g4g0ie$jot$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
I am thinking of upgrading my computer, and need to make a choice of XP
and Vista. I have Design Studio Premium, am thinking of yet again
upgrading to the latest CS3.3.

Will I have any issues if I go with Vista? Am I short sighted to stay
with XP because in a short while I will have to go the Vista way
anyway?

So you think I could ride out XP and bypass Vista altogether??

Thanks for your input.

gary
"darrel" <notreal (AT) nowhere (DOT) com> wrote

Will I have any issues if I go with Vista? Am I short sighted to stay
with XP because in a short while I will have to go the Vista way anyway?

XP will be supported for another 5 years or so.

It's a personal call, of course, but I'm going to stick with XP. If
Windows 7 has a compelling feature or two, maybe I'll upgrade then.

-Darrel

Thanks for your input....

So if I can sum up, it sounds like you are saying staying with XP would be
the better choice.

I create flash movies, but nothing at this point that would require 4 gig of
ram...

Thanks again

gary
"SnakEyez02" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Vista is fairly solid at this point. And it will be around for another 2
years
or so. Here is the thing, if you are getting a new computer with this
option
just consider this. As far as Vista is concerned you will need a minimum
of
2GB of memory in your system. Memory prices are low right now so it is
not too
bad.

When it comes to Vista though there are 2 options, 32-bit and 64-bit.
There
is this option in XP, but I would recommend XP 32-bit over 64-bit. When
it
comes to the 32-bit vs 64-bit discussion right now most people will argue
that
32-bit is more stable. This is because applications like archiving
applications (ie: Winzip) have different 32-bit and 64-bit versions and in
some
instances they are the only game in town which has 64-bit compression (I
believe there may be another, but I know, for example, StuffIt on Windows
does
not support 64-bit). There are also drivers, but using 64-bit Vista
myself I
can say that 64-bit drivers are not an issue for major manufacturers (ie:
HP,
Lexmark, nVidia, ATI). Also currently CS3 is not certified for Vista
64-bit,
although with the next versions Lightroom and I believe Photoshop will be
64-bit certified. Basically the 64-bit means that you can handle over 4GB
of
memory allowing for easier times working with very large files.

Supposedly Vista was supposed to be the last version of Windows to support
32-bit, however, MS announced awhile back that Windows 7 (release date
2010)
will officially be the last 32-bit OS from MS. And if you need to move
from
32-bit to 64-bit you do need to reformat the drive. So if you deal a lot
with
big files and serious design/movies I would recommend the 64-bit version
to
avoid facing this issue of 32-bit applications moving out down the road.

I know it's a lot to think about but it is a transitional period for
Windows.

I should have expanded my question a little further...

It lookes like my choice is a dual core e220 with XP, or beefing up to a
Quad core, which I would have to get Vista...

My main concern is the CS3.3 Design Package...does this change any input?

Thanks

gary
"SnakEyez02" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Vista is fairly solid at this point. And it will be around for another 2
years
or so. Here is the thing, if you are getting a new computer with this
option
just consider this. As far as Vista is concerned you will need a minimum
of
2GB of memory in your system. Memory prices are low right now so it is
not too
bad.

When it comes to Vista though there are 2 options, 32-bit and 64-bit.
There
is this option in XP, but I would recommend XP 32-bit over 64-bit. When
it
comes to the 32-bit vs 64-bit discussion right now most people will argue
that
32-bit is more stable. This is because applications like archiving
applications (ie: Winzip) have different 32-bit and 64-bit versions and in
some
instances they are the only game in town which has 64-bit compression (I
believe there may be another, but I know, for example, StuffIt on Windows
does
not support 64-bit). There are also drivers, but using 64-bit Vista
myself I
can say that 64-bit drivers are not an issue for major manufacturers (ie:
HP,
Lexmark, nVidia, ATI). Also currently CS3 is not certified for Vista
64-bit,
although with the next versions Lightroom and I believe Photoshop will be
64-bit certified. Basically the 64-bit means that you can handle over 4GB
of
memory allowing for easier times working with very large files.

Supposedly Vista was supposed to be the last version of Windows to support
32-bit, however, MS announced awhile back that Windows 7 (release date
2010)
will officially be the last 32-bit OS from MS. And if you need to move
from
32-bit to 64-bit you do need to reformat the drive. So if you deal a lot
with
big files and serious design/movies I would recommend the 64-bit version
to
avoid facing this issue of 32-bit applications moving out down the road.

I know it's a lot to think about but it is a transitional period for
Windows.