If you have peripherals you should check to see if there are drivers out there for them before changing to Vista. My graphics tablet that I bought about a month before I moved to Vista no longer works and the vendor has stated they will not create drivers for them. My laserjet printer, which is old, worked with XP but not with Vista at all.
You can used CF with Vista, I haven't had any problems, but I prefer XP Pro. Get a lot of memory (2 or more gigs RAM) and a huge harddrive. I am using Vista Business Edition. I have read that Vista Ultimate is not worth the money and that some promised features are not available because the team that was supposed to provide the added features was dismantled. Personally, if I had not needed a PC as soon as I did, I would have never chosen Vista at all. XP Pro is much better. Vista, to me, is a step down. It still has loads of trouble. If you do get Vista, you can't change your XML files to open with another application because if you do, the Vista help files will no longer work (found this out after I set Dreamweaver as my default XML editor). I wouldn't use Vista Home is you are planning on using the CF Local Server. I can't remember all the details - maybe someone else can clarify reasons not to use Home of any version to use if you will be running CF's local web server. Basically, XP Pro is what I would stick with. On Dec 28, 2007 9:46 AM, Dusty Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hope everyone had a very merry xmas and wishes for a happy new year. > > I am going to buy a new notebook before Dec. 31 or at least try to get the > order in before year end in order to spend the money before the 2007 tax > year ends (for a write off). I was debating with myself as to what OS to get > (XP or Vista). I currently use XP Pro. These are my questions if anyone has > any feedback or wants to discuss: > > 1. Should I stay with XP Pro instead of moving to Vista? > 2. Are there issues with using Adobe products like CF, DW, or other tools > with Vista. > 3. If I move to Vista is there a particular version I need to do CF work > (home, pro, etc.) > 4. If I stay with XP, do I really need the Pro version to do CF work? > > Any thoughts are appreciated. > > Dusty > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Annual Sponsor - Figleaf Software <http://www.figleaf.com/> > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform<http://www.acfug.org/?fa=login.edituserform> > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com/> > ------------------------------------------------------------- -- Regina Stevens _____________________________ Intranet and Internet ColdFusion Applications Developer ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
