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Vista & Office 2007
shovelheadred:
..I have been using Vista for the last week, and have found a few problems, especially with adding printers, and other hardware, they arent all compatible using the installation disc, but the HP website is helpful..I also understand there are some problems with IPOD interface... I am like Rennhack, Office 2007, the tool bar takes a little getting used to..red
Rennhack:
My onboard audio didn't work with Vista... but it was crap anyway. I added an old Soundblaster Audigy card and now I have sound.
My FTP program didn't work with Vista, so I had to upgrade to a newer version
My UltraMon program (makes working with 2+ monitors nice) didn't really work with Vista too well, so I had to upgrade that as well.
For some reason, my Small Buisness DB server for Outlook 2007 had to be reinstalled.
My network printers stoped working, so I had to connect them via USB, no big deal.
Chimera:
Wow - you guys are brave. I just bought this laptop computer (Pentium Centrino Core 2 Duo T7200 [2 Ghz], 1 Gb of RAM, 200 Gb hard drive, etc.) and I have no intention of "upgrading" to Vista until the beta wrinkles have been worked out (maybe in about 6 months). I get a free upgrade to Vista and Office 2007, but I ain't in no rush. I'm not a big fan of Microsoft and their tendency to release programs before they've worked out the bugs (and their unrelenting string of service packs and bug fixes). I'll probably add another Gb of RAM before I do. Perhaps if Microsoft would release a good, tight program, I wouldn't have to hide behind a firewall, virus scanners, spyware detectors, popup blockers, spam blockers and all that other security stuff that slows down this poor old computer.
Evilpixie:
I agree with Chimera... you guys are brave! I tend to wait to upgrade until I'm forced into it... mostly because I don't like the headache it sounds like Renhack is dealing with having all of his programs stop working. BTW, you might want to look at developer forums like Code Project and Code Guru, some of the guys there have dealt with these problems and might be able to help.
I wouldn't suggest upgrading Office while still using XP, if you upgrade, upgrade both the OS and Office. My company upgraded to Office 2003 while we were still using Windows 2000 and it slowed computers down considerably. I mean, like a point at the computer and laugh kind of slow, it was terrible!
Roll Tide:
--- Quote from: Evilpixie on Feb 08, 2007, 11:26 ---My company upgraded to Office 2003 while we were still using Windows 2000 and it slowed computers down considerably. I mean, like a point at the computer and laugh kind of slow, it was terrible!
--- End quote ---
That explains what has happened here. I noticed they announced a 4 year project to transition to Vista has just been rolled out. 4-years! If I didn't know that there are computers here STILL running 98 because of incompatibility issues, I would be dismayed.
Personally, I will never try to upgrade an OS again. When I get a new computer, then I will have the new OS. Best computer advice I have seen on this site!
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