Re: Is Vista worth it given the following-

"Rob Fraser" <FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net> schreef in bericht
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>I have two identical units. One is unloaded and still boxed
>
> They are Sun Ultra 20 M2's 8GB, 1TB, AMD64bit procs. DVD/CD burner, dual
> gigabit Ethernet. Nvidea 1500 256 mb card and a 24" Sun LCD panel. (On DVI
> cabling but S-video is an option too)
>
> I have on running XP pro (32 bit) and it's stable and fast as hell and
> runs my legacy apps just fine.

Keep XP or check the Software Compatibility list for your software, whether
it runs on your machine if you install Vista!
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...atibility_List
>
> I don't want to update my entire software profile if I go to Vista such as
> AutoCAD R14, Office 2000, Photoshop7, etc. Probably every app under the
> planet that will blow up Vista. I'm tight on cash and I don't want to feed
> the machine if you get my drift.
>
> If going to Vista is not such a bad idea do I go 32 bit or 64 since it is
> a 64 bit unit? I don't know much about Vista matter of fact, I never
> installed it once. XP and I get along just fine. I just wanted some
> educated opinions before I execute upon my own which was go to Vista 64
> and hope my load takes on install.

On a 32bit OS, only 4 gigs of ram is supported.
But when you run your software on a 64bit OS, there might be lots of
problems.
One (cheap) way out is that you run Vista OS, 64 bit and run XP in a
(microsoft) virtual (XP) machine on your Vista machine.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
(64 BIT/setup.exe)

> I know I'm going to have issues but the Sun box is Vista approved (and XP)
> And the million dollar question- Where is the cheapest place to get a
> legit copy of Vista?

Google for offers in the US, where you live, according to your IP adress in
the header of this post. (I'm Dutch, you see)
;-)

>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
>
> Rob Fraser Jr.
>

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> "Rob Fraser" <FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net> schreef in bericht
> news:. ..
>>I have two identical units. One is unloaded and still boxed
>>
>> They are Sun Ultra 20 M2's 8GB, 1TB, AMD64bit procs. DVD/CD burner, dual
>> gigabit Ethernet. Nvidea 1500 256 mb card and a 24" Sun LCD panel. (On
>> DVI cabling but S-video is an option too)
>>
>> I have on running XP pro (32 bit) and it's stable and fast as hell and
>> runs my legacy apps just fine.
>
> Keep XP or check the Software Compatibility list for your software,
> whether it runs on your machine if you install Vista!
> http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...atibility_List
>>
>> I don't want to update my entire software profile if I go to Vista such
>> as AutoCAD R14, Office 2000, Photoshop7, etc. Probably every app under
>> the planet that will blow up Vista. I'm tight on cash and I don't want to
>> feed the machine if you get my drift.
>>
>> If going to Vista is not such a bad idea do I go 32 bit or 64 since it is
>> a 64 bit unit? I don't know much about Vista matter of fact, I never
>> installed it once. XP and I get along just fine. I just wanted some
>> educated opinions before I execute upon my own which was go to Vista 64
>> and hope my load takes on install.
>
> On a 32bit OS, only 4 gigs of ram is supported.
> But when you run your software on a 64bit OS, there might be lots of
> problems.
> One (cheap) way out is that you run Vista OS, 64 bit and run XP in a
> (microsoft) virtual (XP) machine on your Vista machine.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> (64 BIT/setup.exe)
>
>> I know I'm going to have issues but the Sun box is Vista approved (and
>> XP) And the million dollar question- Where is the cheapest place to get a
>> legit copy of Vista?
>
> Google for offers in the US, where you live, according to your IP adress
> in the header of this post. (I'm Dutch, you see)
> ;-)
>
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