Re: XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications

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Thank you, RC

"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
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Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801)

"BrianB" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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



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