Bryan, I upgraded my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop from Windows XP to Windows Vista Business. First I tried the normal upgrade process, but my laptop was so cluttered and slow that I ended up running the "clean" upgrade.
Anyway, in regard to Flex Builder 2.0.1, I use the Standalone version every day, it's running just fine on Vista since about the beginning of February. (Or should I say no worse than it did on Windows XP ;-) Two things that I did notice during the upgrade to Vista: 1. The first time I tried to open Flex Builder I received an eclipse/java error with an "OK" button. (Sorry, I forgot to document the exact error message) Once you click "OK" you can't open Flex Builder. This fix for this was found in the Adobe install documentation: "Windows Vista users - The first time you run Flex Builder 2, you must "Run as Admin", after which you can run it normally. To run as Admin, right click the Flex Builder 2 launch icon in the Start Menu, and select "Run as Admin"." http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flex/2/install.html <http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flex/2/install.html> 2. When you run the upgrade and fix the issue above, if your workspace is in your user profile directory - for instance "My Documents" - the first time Flex Builder opens you will get a blank project navigator view in the workspace. This is because Vista no longer stores user profiles in C:\Documents and Settings but instead in C:\Users. Although some shortcuts are made during the upgrade process to emulate the old paths, the security perms are jacked. So you can fix this issue simply by opening your workspace from the new location at C:\Users using the Switch Workspace from the File menu in Flex Builder. -Jun --- In [email protected], "Bryan Clover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm new to this group and thought I'd start a topic where people can > post their experiences with Flex Builder 2 and Windows Vista. Here is > mine: > > 1. Upgraded from Windows XP Home to Windows Vista Business. > Chose the upgrade path..not the full reformat and clean install. > (I wanted to see if I could get anway with not having to install the > 5 million apps & utilities I use. Might have been mistake #1) > > 2. Day 1 - Vista appeared to install and run fine. Flex Builder worked > okay. However it did seem to compile / debug slower. > > 3. Day 2 - The trouble starts! Several times Flex Builder just freezes > up. I can't even use task mangager to quit the application. I'm > forced to do a manual reboot. Reminds me of the old Mac crashes! > Eeeeek. You know this is just bad stuff! This happened 6 times or > so during a full day of work. Occurred when trying to SAVE WORK! > Ironic, but saving became something I was AFRAID TO DO! > > 4. Day 3 - Flex Builder really acting funky now. When I try to > compile / debug nothing appears in Firefox but a blank white page. > This happens every time I try to debug or run my apps. So I reboot. > Still nothing! Forced to uninstall Flex Builder. > > 5. After uninstalling Flex Builder I re-install it. Everything goes > smoothly during install. Attempt to start application and get > funky error that refers me to an error log. I locate error log, > read thru it, and realize I'm screwed and can't fix things. > Uninstall and re-install multiple times. Same deal! > NOTE: Using trial version installer of Flex Builder 2.0.1 > > 6. Realizing I can no longer use Flex Builder, I am forced to go > back to Windows XP. While I reformat my machine (which is a > Dell Latitude D820, Dual Core, Vista Capable machine) I'll be > pulling out my Mac Powerbook. > > Recommendation: Forget Windows Vista! Stay with XP...or even better, > just stick with the Mac in the first place! I always use both > platforms...just because...and my Mac always comes out on top! > > I'm curious to hear what other people have experienced. Please share > your experience.... > > =BC= >
