XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications

[BrianB]

I'm thinking of going from Windows XP to a new Vista 64-bit box. Is there
any easy way to determine which of my applications might have trouble on a
64-bit OS other then checking the vendors one-by-one?

Brian

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Brian.

A couple of years ago, application compatibility was a problem. But there
are very few applications that will not run as well on 64-bit as on 32-bit.
If you mention which ones worry you, someone here can probably assure you.
As we beta-tested Vista, I ran both the x86 and x64 versions. At first, a
few apps gave me problems (Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4.0, for one; Nero
(version 6?) for another). But by the time Vista "went Gold" in November
2006, those were running fine. No other app has given me a problem since
then.

The only ones that should bother you now are those that use a 16-bit loader,
but those are rare nowadays.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801)

 

[BrianB]

Thanks for the information and reassurance. The programs that I'm most
concerned about are:
- Dreamweaver MX 2004
- Dragon Naturally Speaking 9
- Roxio Creator 9 Home
- OmniPage 16
- Photoshop Elements 3
- Quicken 2008

Everything else is fairly unimportant or I already know it works.

Thanks
Brian

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Brian.

I can confirm that Quicken 2008 is running just fine on Vista Ultimate x64.
I'm not certain of Photoshop Elements 3, but PSE 4 and 6 work well in Vista
x64. (I skipped PSE 5 and haven't yet tried PSE 7.)

I don't know about the others you mentioned. Others here should know about
them.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801)

 

[John Barnes]

I am trying to remember, but if I recall the only problem with Roxio Creator
9 was the backup program would not install on the 64-bit version.
Everything else, I believe was okay. (I'm now using 10)

 

[BrianB]

Thank you, RC

Hi, Brian.

I can confirm that Quicken 2008 is running just fine on Vista Ultimate
x64. I'm not certain of Photoshop Elements 3, but PSE 4 and 6 work well in
Vista x64. (I skipped PSE 5 and haven't yet tried PSE 7.)

I don't know about the others you mentioned. Others here should know
about them.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801)