Current software on xp to vista

[Guest]

I have invested a lot of money in my current software (adobe cs, video and
photo editing programs, web editing programs, and etc etc etc). Will my
programs work with the new Vista system coming out in January? Or do we, the
consumer, have to pay and pay and pay to purchase programs we already have?
Vista upgrade will cost plenty throw in software and that's a lot of money
every 4 years!

 

[Paul Smith]

I have invested a lot of money in my current software (adobe cs, video and
photo editing programs, web editing programs, and etc etc etc). Will my
programs work with the new Vista system coming out in January? Or do we,
the
consumer, have to pay and pay and pay to purchase programs we already
have?
Vista upgrade will cost plenty throw in software and that's a lot of money
every 4 years!

Most programs will work. I've not personally encountered any that don't
work. There may be minor issues that crop up (Photoshop CS 2's updater
reported it failed when it actually hadn't yesterday on me) but things like
that will most likely be patched by Adobe going forward.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[thecreator]

Hi Sue,

One thing to realize is that Microsoft is putting out a new operating
system. It is not telling Users to upgrade. The choice is theirs and theirs
alone. You don't have to upgrade!!!!!!!!

 

[Guest]

I have invested a lot of money in my current software (adobe cs, video and
photo editing programs, web editing programs, and etc etc etc). Will my
programs work with the new Vista system coming out in January? Or do we, the
consumer, have to pay and pay and pay to purchase programs we already have?
Vista upgrade will cost plenty throw in software and that's a lot of money
every 4 years!

 

[Guest]

Hi Sue,

One thing to realize is that Microsoft is putting out a new operating
system. It is not telling Users to upgrade. The choice is theirs and theirs
alone. You don't have to upgrade!!!!!!!!

This is just a beta. Once the final release is out company's will offer
updates or what not to make their programs compatible.

 

[Cy!on]

Hi Sue,

One thing to realize is that Microsoft is putting out a new operating
system. It is not telling Users to upgrade. The choice is theirs and
theirs alone. You don't have to upgrade!!!!!!!!

True.
Plus it wasn't MS that wrote the programs that people use (unless its office
etc...) so... if they want to change how their operating system works you
cant really blame them for other peoples programmes not working. If the
makers choose to make new programs and not patch the old ones, shout at the
makers of THOSE.