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From: Daave on 10 Jun 2010 12:06 Thanks to all! Bob Levine wrote: > "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message > news:humdu2$hd5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> If I were to purchase a Dell Inspiron 537, preinstalled with Windows >> 7 Professional (64-bit), is there a compatibility setting that would >> allow me to install and run software intended for 32-bit systems? > As long as they're reasonably new applications you shouldn't have any > problem at all. Anything certified to run under Vista or Win 7 will > run under 64 bit even it's not a native 64 bit app. I have the entire > Adobe Master Collection from CS3-C5 running and only Photoshop CS4 > and CS5 along with Premiere Pro and After Effects CS5 are 64 bit apps. > > Office 2007 runs fine and I've had zero problem finding drivers for > anything. > > In short, don't sweat it unless you're trying to run some very old > applications. Office 2000 and earlier will have issues, for instance. I wonder if Office 2003 works with Windows 7. Does anyone have experience?
From: Helroy on 10 Jun 2010 12:23 "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message news:hur2hr$tpj$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Thanks to all! > > Bob Levine wrote: >> "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message >> news:humdu2$hd5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> If I were to purchase a Dell Inspiron 537, preinstalled with Windows >>> 7 Professional (64-bit), is there a compatibility setting that would >>> allow me to install and run software intended for 32-bit systems? >> As long as they're reasonably new applications you shouldn't have any >> problem at all. Anything certified to run under Vista or Win 7 will >> run under 64 bit even it's not a native 64 bit app. I have the entire >> Adobe Master Collection from CS3-C5 running and only Photoshop CS4 >> and CS5 along with Premiere Pro and After Effects CS5 are 64 bit apps. >> >> Office 2007 runs fine and I've had zero problem finding drivers for >> anything. >> >> In short, don't sweat it unless you're trying to run some very old >> applications. Office 2000 and earlier will have issues, for instance. > > I wonder if Office 2003 works with Windows 7. Does anyone have experience? > Office XP runs fine in Win7 64bits so Office 2003 should be ok. -- H�lr�y (\__/) (='.'=) (" )_(" ) =====
From: Christopher Muto on 10 Jun 2010 15:17 Daave wrote: > Thanks to all! > > Bob Levine wrote: >> "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message >> news:humdu2$hd5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> If I were to purchase a Dell Inspiron 537, preinstalled with Windows >>> 7 Professional (64-bit), is there a compatibility setting that would >>> allow me to install and run software intended for 32-bit systems? >> As long as they're reasonably new applications you shouldn't have any >> problem at all. Anything certified to run under Vista or Win 7 will >> run under 64 bit even it's not a native 64 bit app. I have the entire >> Adobe Master Collection from CS3-C5 running and only Photoshop CS4 >> and CS5 along with Premiere Pro and After Effects CS5 are 64 bit apps. >> >> Office 2007 runs fine and I've had zero problem finding drivers for >> anything. >> >> In short, don't sweat it unless you're trying to run some very old >> applications. Office 2000 and earlier will have issues, for instance. > > I wonder if Office 2003 works with Windows 7. Does anyone have > experience? > > office 2003 works perfectly under windows 7 with one caveate... you may find that every time you start office you are asked to accept the end user license agreement (particularly if you have multiple users on a computer or have the computer connected to domain controller (office server). this can be corrected with a simple registry edit to add full control permission to the local 'users' group to the following key: hklm-Software-Microsoft-Office-11.0
From: Daave on 11 Jun 2010 09:49 Christopher Muto wrote: > Daave wrote: >> I wonder if Office 2003 works with Windows 7. Does anyone have >> experience? > office 2003 works perfectly under windows 7 with one caveate... > you may find that every time you start office you are asked to accept > the end user license agreement (particularly if you have multiple > users on a computer or have the computer connected to domain > controller (office server). this can be corrected with a simple > registry edit to add full control permission to the local 'users' > group to the following key: hklm-Software-Microsoft-Office-11.0 Great information. Thanks!
From: w7pro on 19 Jun 2010 22:03
The deciding factor for 32-bit versus 64-bit is whether you usually run a lot of apps at once and/or switch between them a lot. If you do, a 64-bit system would probably be better. But if you run only one or two programs at a time or have older software or hardware that isn't compatible with 64-bit processing, a 32-bit system is a good choice. The page at 'bit.ly/32and64bit' (http://bit.ly/32and64bit) explains the difference, and there's a FAQ about the two versions at the same link. Bob Levine;1220044 Wrote: > "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message > news:humdu2$hd5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > If I were to purchase a Dell Inspiron 537, preinstalled with Windows > 7 > > Professional (64-bit), is there a compatibility setting that would > allow > > me to install and run software intended for 32-bit systems? > As long as they're reasonably new applications you shouldn't have any > problem at all. Anything certified to run under Vista or Win 7 will run > > under 64 bit even it's not a native 64 bit app. I have the entire Adobe > > Master Collection from CS3-C5 running and only Photoshop CS4 and CS5 > along > with Premiere Pro and After Effects CS5 are 64 bit apps. > > Office 2007 runs fine and I've had zero problem finding drivers for > anything. > > In short, don't sweat it unless you're trying to run some very old > applications. Office 2000 and earlier will have issues, for instance. > > Bob |