Re: Look Before Leap into Windows 7

Frank wrote:

Does Windows 7 Home 32 support 16-bit.
No.

I heard Windows 8 in 2011 or Windows 9 in 2013 will have full XP support
for 16-bit. Does anyone know for sure?
No one will know for sure until the OS is published. Any source for
your rumor?

Incorrect. Windows 7 Home (and all 32-bit versions of Windows, up to and
including Windows 7), supports 16-bit. Only 64-bit versions of Windows have
dropped 16-bit support.

And you're absolutely right about one thing, though. NO one knows what will
or won't be a part of Windows vNext, much less vNext.Next. But I'd bet a
fair amount that there won't be any native support for 16-bit in any version
that is 64-bit. MS has drawn that line in the sand. Whether there will even
still BE an "XPMode" is also a big if. XP will be long past support by then.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel




"Bobby Johnson" <> wrote in message
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> Frank wrote:
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> Does Windows 7 Home 32 support 16-bit.
> No.
>
> I heard Windows 8 in 2011 or Windows 9 in 2013 will have full XP support
> for 16-bit. Does anyone know for sure?
> No one will know for sure until the OS is published. Any source for your
> rumor?

You're 100% correct. I thought after I clicked on Send I had made that
mistake.

Thanks.

Charlie Russel - MVP wrote:
> Incorrect. Windows 7 Home (and all 32-bit versions of Windows, up to and
> including Windows 7), supports 16-bit. Only 64-bit versions of Windows
> have dropped 16-bit support.
>
> And you're absolutely right about one thing, though. NO one knows what
> will or won't be a part of Windows vNext, much less vNext.Next. But I'd
> bet a fair amount that there won't be any native support for 16-bit in
> any version that is 64-bit. MS has drawn that line in the sand. Whether
> there will even still BE an "XPMode" is also a big if. XP will be long
> past support by then.
>

Bobby Johnson wrote:
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> Frank wrote:
>
> Does Windows 7 Home 32 support 16-bit.
> No.
>
> I heard Windows 8 in 2011 or Windows 9 in 2013 will have full XP
support for 16-bit. Does anyone know for sure?
> No one will know for sure until the OS is published. Any source for
your rumor?

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
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> Incorrect. Windows 7 Home (and all 32-bit versions of Windows, up to and
> including Windows 7), supports 16-bit. Only 64-bit versions of Windows
> have dropped 16-bit support.
>
> And you're absolutely right about one thing, though. NO one knows what
> will or won't be a part of Windows vNext, much less vNext.Next. But I'd
> bet a fair amount that there won't be any native support for 16-bit in any
> version that is 64-bit. MS has drawn that line in the sand. Whether there
> will even still BE an "XPMode" is also a big if. XP will be long past
> support by then.

XP Mode might be "32-bit Vista" mode by then. Won't that be *interesting*

Somehow, I doubt it. I expect the landscape to be very different. But I have
no private knowledge one way or another, just WAGs.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel




"Rob Moir" <> wrote in message
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> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
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>> Incorrect. Windows 7 Home (and all 32-bit versions of Windows, up to and
>> including Windows 7), supports 16-bit. Only 64-bit versions of Windows
>> have dropped 16-bit support.
>>
>> And you're absolutely right about one thing, though. NO one knows what
>> will or won't be a part of Windows vNext, much less vNext.Next. But I'd
>> bet a fair amount that there won't be any native support for 16-bit in
>> any version that is 64-bit. MS has drawn that line in the sand. Whether
>> there will even still BE an "XPMode" is also a big if. XP will be long
>> past support by then.
>
> XP Mode might be "32-bit Vista" mode by then. Won't that be *interesting*

So far I haven't seen the huge benefit from running a 64 bit OS. I am running Vista64 Prem, Core i7 2.90 (can over clock), w/ 9 gigs of DDR3. A brand new PC, and I am experiencing some crash / lock up issues. ( I know, it could be anything causing those lock ups... I've been working on it for some time. I usually resolve my PC issues on my own. But not with this 64 bit OS, and everything that comes with it.) I often find myself resorting back to my other PC, running a 32bit OS, when my work needs reliable stability. I've held off from Win 7 for now. I want to see how it progresses, and works for others, before I take that leap.