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I'm fine with XP Professional. If it ain't broke, don't fix it...and my stuff works fine. No problems whatsoever.
Problem with that Fuzz, is most new software is targeting Vista and 7. There's lots of new stuff in the Win APIs, that will not work on XP (I should say not work properly).
So, you will probably miss out on a lot of new (and cool) stuff...
My last, lone XP machine I had for testing, is being upgraded to 7 today. I will cease to test new versions of my software on XP at this point. It's a decision I had to make, in order to tap into the new goodies
I could potentially lose some sales, but I'm betting I will more than recover that on Win 7 users.
Rick's probably right about XP becoming obsolete soon. If past history with MS is any indicator, XP's support days are numbered.
I agree... XP is a good platform. It works like it's supposed to. So was 98. 98 isn't supported anymore.
My guess is, many users will upgrade when they replace their existing machines. My XP machine is several years old and is running on borrowed time.
I agree... XP is a good platform. It works like it's supposed to. So was 98. 98 isn't supported anymore.
My guess is, many users will upgrade when they replace their existing machines. My XP machine is several years old and is running on borrowed time.
OK Rick: in all seriousness (I'll try not to make it hurt too much), I'd like your opinion. We had a heavy-duty computer built for us this summer. To get what I wanted in speed, we had to go to Vista which I HATE. Our computer guy says absolutely, go to 7 no hesitation at all. Agree? And will I have to (again) upgrade my Photoshop, LightRoom and other expensive software? Thanks!
Now you know me Coreen -- I take everything seriously...
So far, I haven't found anything that runs on Vista, that won't run on Win 7...
It's faster than both Vista and XP, and appears much more stable -- so yes, I would agree
Getting everybody on the same page (OS wise), is important. One of the biggest problems developers have, is writing software for multiple OS's. It usually involves hacking around stuff, to get features to work on different platforms -- that in turn, degrades the software, and causes lots of the problems users see (well that, and sometimes just plain bad software).
To give you an example, when I finished the latest version of Rockit (4.2), I put it on an XP machine to test, and it wouldn't run! I had to go back, and take out lots of stuff I put in, and hack around some things, just to get it to work on XP :sqerr:
So, folks lost features, just so I could make it backward compatible...
If everyone would upgrade, and move to 7, I think you would find developers could concentrate on making better software, instead of wasting time getting their stuff to work on an old OS
After I give vista the boot, I'll down grade to xp. It was the best system ever. Vista was a blunder and Microsoft knows it. This was a classic example of having a good product and them coming out with something much worse when it is suppose to be an improvement. Kinda like Coke changing there formula after decades and then were forced to make the classic available again because folks were not going to have it.
I'm staying with XP for as long as possible. All my old programs work on that system. Vista is a PITA.
I'm staying with XP for as long as possible. All my old programs work on that system. Vista is a PITA.
Windows 7 is really what Vista should have been. I didn't have much of a problem with Vista personally my biggest gripe was the dummy UAC prompts. Overall I think Vista did a terrific job getting people who click yes to anything to pay attention even if it was by annoyance.
XP is old news, it was great back in 2002. I keep one instance running in a VM just for when I write tutorials, I'm considering no longer including XP though kind of a wasted step for people who cannot be bothered coming into the 21st century.
So were horses -- but the upkeep is a bit much...
You related to that wanna be singer guy from Joisey...?
so my millinium OS machine will not work with rockit version 7 when its released??
You will need a dilithium crystal, and some anti-matter to run Rockit 7
Rockit 5, will run on Vista or Win 7 though
DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
This essentially is SP1 Dennis...
Most of us have been running 7 for at least 6-9 months, and the updates have been coming regularly -- the final release puts it all together
I've been bustin Ricks Chops a bit but....
In all honesty 7 isn't that bad...or different. It's going to come down to if you were satisfied with Vista you will like 7. Both are very stable (as is XP and 2K) and have lots of toys to help you mess up your machine faster
If you didn't like Vista you probably wont like 7,8,9.10, or any other that comes down the line. Things have changed and aren't going back.
I personally prefer XP to any other OS but I do have a Vista laptop and when I buy a new one next year I will be going 7. I'm keeping my desktops XP for now
In all honesty 7 isn't that bad...or different. It's going to come down to if you were satisfied with Vista you will like 7. Both are very stable (as is XP and 2K) and have lots of toys to help you mess up your machine faster
If you didn't like Vista you probably wont like 7,8,9.10, or any other that comes down the line. Things have changed and aren't going back.
I personally prefer XP to any other OS but I do have a Vista laptop and when I buy a new one next year I will be going 7. I'm keeping my desktops XP for now
I totally agree with Rick. Windows Vista 2.0, oops, I mean Windows 7 has been in the hands of developers and corporate users for 9 months. There were many changes and updates along the way and I would consider this to be as stable as an SP1 version OS.
Scott
Scott
Has anyone tested VDJ on a Windows 7 machine yet??
64 bit, 8gb or Ram sure do sound nice to me..
But my rig is rock solid with XP.
64 bit, 8gb or Ram sure do sound nice to me..
But my rig is rock solid with XP.