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    Getting A Laptop With Vista. Will I have problems with my "independent" programs?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by captnwolfy, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. captnwolfy

    captnwolfy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I am getting a new laptop that is coming with Vista. Unfortunately all I've heard about Vista are horror stories, and bad comparability issues.

    I run a lot of small programs: DVDShrink, SiteSpinner, FreeRip. Programs like that. Am I going to have lots of compatibility issues?

    Any advice is appreciated.

    Thanks
     
    captnwolfy, Feb 21, 2008
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  2. Polsta

    Polsta Notebook Evangelist

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    google each program one by one and see if they work on vista :confused:
     
    Polsta, Feb 21, 2008
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  3. kanehi

    kanehi Notebook Deity

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    You will have problems with ripping softwares. Mine's didn't work with Vista. You can dual boot with XP just for this purpose.
     
    kanehi, Feb 21, 2008
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    The only programs that might have issues are the ones that need to interface with your hardware. These will typically require the installation of drivers, which need to be re-written for 64-bit systems.
     
    PocketAces21, Feb 21, 2008
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  5. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Vista isn't as bad as people make it out to be. It works perfectly, especially after 1+ year of being out, with SP1 on its way. Most programs will work regardless of it saying it's vista compatible, if it doesn't, run it in compatibility mode. You barely need 1GB of ram for it, not the 2GB+ that people were saying before. You'll love it, don't worry.
     
    Gintoki, Feb 21, 2008
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    i can confirm dvd shirk works with vista 64 and vista 32 used it on both
     
    j-dogg, Feb 21, 2008
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    All the lastest version should work no problems, hell, it has been out for over a year as we speak...... I didn't have any compatibility issues even during Beta 2 X64
     
    JCMS, Feb 21, 2008
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