Hi, All. Thanks to those of you who gave me info re Windows 7. Looks like I'll be going to that OS soon. By the way, with Win8 out, how much does win7 cost, and what are its different flavors? Thanks.--Matthew Chao
>>> "Tom Fairhurst" <[email protected]> 11/21/2012 11:29 AM >>> Many of your 32-bit applications will work. Windows 7 has a Compatibility section that may also assist you. Further, the Pro version also allows you to run Windows in XP mode. I had to install XP mode to get one of my favorite old programs to work. I would do a bit of research and ask some questions before doing this and would certainly explore other options first. From: Chao, Matthew (DOC) ( mailto:[email protected] ) Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 8:32 AM To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: RE: moving to windows-7 professional Hi, Folks. Interesting thread here. My question is: Can I run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit OS, and if so, is there anything I need to do to make them work? Also, I have a Dell Precision PWS380 that's about 6 years old and running XP Pro with 8GB RAM. It has a 32-bit bus (I think). can it run Windows 7? Thanks in advance.--Matthew Chao >>> <[email protected]> 11/21/2012 9:25 AM >>> Hello John the only thing I can suggest is if you are running Windows 7 professional there will be some more services available. Also text to speech programs are happier when there is more RAM. without the 3 GB limit that XP had, I would suggest going for at least 6 GB of RAM; 8 would be better. If you get a video card this will help. Video cards have their own memory and if you don't use the on board one, then the video is not sharing the RAM with the rest of the applications. Personally getting a video card is not a high priority, since I don't do any gaming that relies on high quality graphics or run any programs that need to perform a lot of complex math calculations. And as for the latter, the processor plays a bigger role any way. Vic From: John Riehl [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 6:54 PM To: gwinfo Subject: moving to windows-7 professional I'm in the process of getting a new computer running Windows-7 Professional.. I'm going to be using the latest version of Windoweyes. Is there anything I need to know in particular -- type of fideo or sound card, other advice, etc, that will make things go easier? I'm going to be running a 64-bit machine. Thanks. John Riehl **NOTICE:** This email transmission (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the person to whom it is addressed. It may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure under law. If you are not the named addressee or the person authorized to deliver this email transmission (including any attachments) to the named addressee, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or disclosure of this email transmission and any attachments, or the taking of any action based upon them, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email transmission and any attachments in error, please notify the Public Safety Data Center at 617-660-4620 of the error and destroy the e-mail(s) immediately. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
