OneNote 2007, Groove 2007 doesn't fully work on Vista 64

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David F

OneNote is a marvelous tool and one great feature is to be able to from Word
or Powerpoint or Excel "print to OneNote", that is, to send the document
over to OneNote.
While this works on Vista 32, it does not work on Vista 64 because Microsoft
didn't write a driver for it. A Microsoft software engineer that works with
OneNote wrote a response to my query that basically says not to expect a
driver until the next major version of Office

A Microsoft software engineer that works on OneNote wrote this reply to my
query in the onenote newsgroup.
Full 64bit support is expected in the next major version of Office. I am
not currently aware of any plans to implement the 64bit print driver for
OneNote 2007.

I think it really stinks that Microsoft isn't fully supporting it's own
Vista 64 OS.
 
M

Mike Hall - MVP

David F said:
OneNote is a marvelous tool and one great feature is to be able to from
Word or Powerpoint or Excel "print to OneNote", that is, to send the
document over to OneNote.
While this works on Vista 32, it does not work on Vista 64 because
Microsoft didn't write a driver for it. A Microsoft software engineer
that works with OneNote wrote a response to my query that basically says
not to expect a driver until the next major version of Office


A Microsoft software engineer that works on OneNote wrote this reply to my
query in the onenote newsgroup.



I think it really stinks that Microsoft isn't fully supporting it's own
Vista 64 OS.


It is as much a case of some wanting to go to 64bit Vista just for the sake
of it.

64bit is not ready for general use yet and unless there is a specific need
to have a 64bit, it is still best to stay with 32bit Vista..
 
D

David F

Mike,
Thanks for the quick reply, but since Microsoft is selling 64 bit as a
product they ought to fully support it to the same level as Vista 32
especially with their premier office product line, Office.

I need the 64 bit b/c of extra memory space provided, other do too.
Moreover, Vista 64 is a far more secure OS than 32.

Happy New Year.
 
A

Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]

It still doesn't mean that Vista x86 is not secure. If you need a particular
functionality that is detrimental to your workflow that is not available in
Vista x64, then its best you stick with 32 bit for the forseeable future.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Moreover, Vista 64 is a far more secure OS than 32.


Not to dispute that statement, since I know nothing about it, but I'd
like to see some substantiation of it. Can you point to a web site or
sites that substantiates that and explains why?
 
M

Mike Hall - MVP

David F said:
Mike,
Thanks for the quick reply, but since Microsoft is selling 64 bit as a
product they ought to fully support it to the same level as Vista 32
especially with their premier office product line, Office.

I need the 64 bit b/c of extra memory space provided, other do too.
Moreover, Vista 64 is a far more secure OS than 32.

Happy New Year.


For the most part, Office does run on 64bit although there may be one or two
functions within Office which are not supported, as you have found. It will
be a while before 64bit becomes mainstream even though major hardware seems
to be these days. I have a 64bit DVD, but will not use it. For now, I will
go with better compatibility, but then again, I don't have a 64bit mission
specific application that I need to run.
 
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Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]

I have it on my Acer because it came with it, but I don't really need it to
be honest with you. Office 2007 works just fine on it, I don't have certain
apps like CS3 since they are not really Vista x64 ready.
 
D

David F

Regarding security features, see:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_ff_x64.asp
In summary,
1. Hardware DEP (using NX No Execute hardware) vs. Software DEP in Vista
32. Hardware DEP is better.
2. Address Space Layout Randomizer.
3. Patchguard to protect kernel modification. (NOTE: a change will be
made in SP1 which will allow 3rd party vendors (e.g. security)) to modify
the kernel.

Also, regarding stability:
1. Only digitally signed drivers.

Other advantages of 64 is that I run out of handles in 32 and despite the
fact that I have plenty of memory, applications just refuse to load. You
can make changes to the registry that helps, but not all that well.

At any rate, I and many other users need the larger address space support
for running applicatoins and in my case large programs and database support.

Also, as a matter of principal, people expect that Microsoft Office would
run the same on both Vista 32 and Vista 64, although they would not expect
the same of other firms applications (e.g. Cisco's older legacy VPN client
which only runs on Vista 32). As it is, I can't imagine that it would take
Microsoft that much time and effort to make Office for OneNote and Groove to
be fully functional with 64-bit. Frankly, it makes Microsoft look like they
don't take 64-bit that seriously for now.
 
M

Mike Hall - MVP

Andre Da Costa said:
I have it on my Acer because it came with it, but I don't really need it to
be honest with you. Office 2007 works just fine on it, I don't have certain
apps like CS3 since they are not really Vista x64 ready.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry


My computer will only take up to 4gb anyway, so it is pointless me going
through grief just to say that I am running 64bit, plus I would be without a
printer and scanner. :)
 
D

David F

I had meant to cross post this with the 64bit newsgroup and I just realized
that it didn't work.
 
T

Titus Pullo

David F said:
Mike,
Thanks for the quick reply, but since Microsoft is selling 64 bit as a
product they ought to fully support it to the same level as Vista 32
especially with their premier office product line, Office.

I need the 64 bit b/c of extra memory space provided, other do too.
Moreover, Vista 64 is a far more secure OS than 32.

If the competition (OS X and Linux) are 64 bit operating systems, how can
Microsoft justify remaining behind the curve? They ought to be marketing the
hell out of Vista 64 and touting its advantages. I have Business x64 and am
extremely pleased with it. Why does Microsoft allow its 64 bit OS to be
characterized as something too scary for the general public to use?
 

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