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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? |
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On Jun 8, 2:49*pm, "Daave" wrote:
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? You shouldn't have to do anything. It's built in. My success rate has overall been excellent. Some apps just say they can't work in 64 bits and won't let you install or exit right away. i-tunes complained up front when it noticed I was on 64 bits (at least the last time I used it, months ago) but it worked perfectly for me. MS powertoys won't let you install the 32bit version, although that's an obvious example. Basically, don't worry about it. Post if you have problems. There are more problems the other way. Sometimes the 64bit ported app doesn't work properly! It's happened to me. But I use some heavy-duty development stuff. The solution: go back to the 32bit app on the 64bit system! The track record for 64 bit apps has gotten a lot better as vendors have gotten their act together. I haven't seen problems recently. The latest release of our enterprise s/w system on the windows side was only for 64bit. (It's used by dell.) |
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"Daave" wrote in message
... 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 |
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Daave wrote:
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? if you are considering 'professional' then perhaps you intend to join the system to a windows network domain. if that is the case then talk to the system administrator. the most problematic applications for 64 bit windows are security related, such as vpn software which may been needed to connect remotely to the corporate network. in short, check the vendor for each of the software packages you need to run. |
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On 08/06/2010 22:49, Daave wrote:
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? it just handles that itself, no need to worry, just use it as normal |
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Thanks to all!
Bob Levine wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... 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? |
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"Daave" wrote in message ... Thanks to all! Bob Levine wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... 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. -- Hëlröy (\__/) (='.'=) (" )_(" ) ===== |
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Daave wrote:
Thanks to all! Bob Levine wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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! |
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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" wrote in message ... 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 |
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