The "new system" is the primary candidate for replacement of the old XP
system. It runs windows pro ver 6.1.7600 (call it "gold" or "RTM" if
you choose)
To replace certain key programs, I have a choice of ordering Vista rated
"updates", or waiting as I mentioned. The programs function in win 7,
but have some rather odd problems that users have reported. Part may be
due to the cumulative changes in the color compensation scheme. Others
in the odd ways some mfrs implement drivers. Actually, some of the
programs date back to win9x or earlier (win 3.1 & DOS), and initially
had problems with win ME, and then with XP. Various patches solved over
90% of the problems, with just a few rough edges left over in XP and
Vista. UAC initially was one area of trouble with Vista. "Legacy"
programs are almost always a problem area.
So far, Win 7 has had far fewer problems than I initially had with
Vista. This is noteworthy, since my first Vista experience was with a
factory OEM install on a multimedia HP laptop. The Win 7 P/C is a custom
build by a MS registered VAR/OEM for internal use as a prototype. We
build specific purpose custom P/Cs (one of a kind), or prototypes for a
very limited number of customers that buy from a "parts list" and do in
house assembly and configuration. This allows them to maintain complete
configuration control of the finished systems.
Eventually it will transition to a daily use desktop machine in 6 months
or so.
Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:45:37 -0400, "Chuck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>> I'd have replaced this system several years ago, but much of the software on
>> it cannot be installed on Vista or Win 7,
>
>
> How do you know? Can you tell us what software that is. Most software
> than runs under XP will also run under Vista and Windows 7.
>
>
>> and updates are expensive, more
>> than the cost of a new system (win 7, AMD 955) that I'm currently setting
>> up. One current problem with the new system is finding an acceptable
>> replacement for Outlook Express.
>
>
> What operating system will the new system run? If it's Vista, be aware
> than Vista comes with Windows Mail; despite its new name, Windows Mail
> is essentially just the new version of Outlook Express.
>
> Moreover, and if you are going to run Windows 7, there are lots of
> other available e-mail programs and newsreader programs, available
> from Microsoft as well as third-party vendors. Many of these are at
> least as good as Outlook Express, and many people find them even
> better. For example, I run Microsoft Outlook 2007 for e-mail and Forte
> Agent 5.0 for a newsreader, because I like them better than Outlook
> Express.
>
>
>> Another problem is that some key software
>> currently only exists in Vista and earlier win versions, and is not yet
>> updated for win 7.
>
>
> What key software is that? There are very few examples of software
> than will run under Vista, but not Windows 7. And almost all such
> examples are utilities rather than applications.
>
> I'm running Windows 7 RTM here, and I have found none of my older
> applications that wouldn't run under it.
>
>
>> It may be the first of the year before win 7 updated
>> versions become available, and are usable.
>
>
> Once again, I've seen no such examples.
>
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