Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

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I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website and I
thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip. The
machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
3.99GB). Anybody no why?

Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are very
desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an undesired
state.

I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit version,
if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?

Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a new
windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do this!
Poor show Microsoft!
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

If you bought your computer with an OEM edition of Vista
installed, you will have to go back to where you bought it
to negotiate an exchange of x64 for x86.

Microsoft only deals with this type of situation if you have
purchased a full Retail version of Vista and then you go to
the Microsoft web site and conduct your transaction on-line
with Microsoft to obtain the x86 32-bit version.



James David Lee wrote:
> I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website and I
> thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip. The
> machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
>
> Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are very
> desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an undesired
> state.
>
> I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit version,
> if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
>
> Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a new
> windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do this!
> Poor show Microsoft!
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

Sorry, but if you want to whine about not having done sufficient homework
before installing either Vista or a 64-bit os, you would be better off in
the Vista.general newsgroup.
If you purchased the OEM yourself, you are out of luck. If it was installed
on the computer by the system builder, some will work with you on an
exchange if you haven't activated it, especially.
You can try installing with the compatibility wizard in Vista to see if
another mode, such as XP will work.

"James David Lee" <jamesastrolee@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:610C92C8-1162-4FBC-8532-20701B84670A@microsoft.com...
>I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website
> and I
> thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip.
> The
> machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
>
> Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are
> very
> desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an
> undesired
> state.
>
> I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit
> version,
> if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
>
> Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a
> new
> windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do
> this!
> Poor show Microsoft!
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

Additionally, you must deal with the software sources to see
if they have updated software that is compatible with Vista,
either x64 or x86.

You may be better off with the 32-bit version of Vista, but
Microsoft will not be the source of resolutions with 3rd
party software that doesn't run correctly on Vista.


James David Lee wrote:
> I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website and I
> thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip. The
> machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
>
> Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are very
> desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an undesired
> state.
>
> I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit version,
> if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
>
> Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a new
> windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do this!
> Poor show Microsoft!
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

Thankyou Theo. You pretty well summed up what I already thought. Cheers! My
God, that Barnes chap sure is rude.
--
J Lee


"Theo" wrote:

> Additionally, you must deal with the software sources to see
> if they have updated software that is compatible with Vista,
> either x64 or x86.
>
> You may be better off with the 32-bit version of Vista, but
> Microsoft will not be the source of resolutions with 3rd
> party software that doesn't run correctly on Vista.
>
>
> James David Lee wrote:
> > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website and I
> > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip. The
> > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
> >
> > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are very
> > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an undesired
> > state.
> >
> > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit version,
> > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
> >
> > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a new
> > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do this!
> > Poor show Microsoft!
>
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

I realized I may have been taking a risk with the 64 bit purchase, but you
are most rude. A specialist in computers informed me that this OS would be
OK. No need to belittle an already poorly informed person. I am not new to
computers, and specialize in Physics and Optoelectronics. Not normal to be a
jack of all trades but you must be the exception Theo!

J Barnes" wrote:

> Sorry, but if you want to whine about not having done sufficient homework
> before installing either Vista or a 64-bit os, you would be better off in
> the Vista.general newsgroup.
> If you purchased the OEM yourself, you are out of luck. If it was installed
> on the computer by the system builder, some will work with you on an
> exchange if you haven't activated it, especially.
> You can try installing with the compatibility wizard in Vista to see if
> another mode, such as XP will work.
>
> "James David Lee" <jamesastrolee@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:610C92C8-1162-4FBC-8532-20701B84670A@microsoft.com...
> >I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website
> > and I
> > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip.
> > The
> > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
> >
> > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are
> > very
> > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an
> > undesired
> > state.
> >
> > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit
> > version,
> > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
> >
> > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a
> > new
> > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do
> > this!
> > Poor show Microsoft!
>
>
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

I mean Barnes! Not Theo. Sorry Theo. Cheers!
--
J Lee


"John Barnes" wrote:

> Sorry, but if you want to whine about not having done sufficient homework
> before installing either Vista or a 64-bit os, you would be better off in
> the Vista.general newsgroup.
> If you purchased the OEM yourself, you are out of luck. If it was installed
> on the computer by the system builder, some will work with you on an
> exchange if you haven't activated it, especially.
> You can try installing with the compatibility wizard in Vista to see if
> another mode, such as XP will work.
>
> "James David Lee" <jamesastrolee@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:610C92C8-1162-4FBC-8532-20701B84670A@microsoft.com...
> >I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website
> > and I
> > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip.
> > The
> > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
> >
> > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are
> > very
> > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an
> > undesired
> > state.
> >
> > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit
> > version,
> > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
> >
> > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a
> > new
> > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do
> > this!
> > Poor show Microsoft!
>
>
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

Hey James,
Im on your same boat!!, dont feel alone!

tk,
P

"James David Lee" wrote:

> Thankyou Theo. You pretty well summed up what I already thought. Cheers! My
> God, that Barnes chap sure is rude.
> --
> J Lee
>
>
> "Theo" wrote:
>
> > Additionally, you must deal with the software sources to see
> > if they have updated software that is compatible with Vista,
> > either x64 or x86.
> >
> > You may be better off with the 32-bit version of Vista, but
> > Microsoft will not be the source of resolutions with 3rd
> > party software that doesn't run correctly on Vista.
> >
> >
> > James David Lee wrote:
> > > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> > > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> > > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> > > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website and I
> > > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip. The
> > > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> > > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
> > >
> > > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> > > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are very
> > > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> > > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> > > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> > > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an undesired
> > > state.
> > >
> > > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit version,
> > > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
> > >
> > > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> > > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a new
> > > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> > > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do this!
> > > Poor show Microsoft!
> >
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

James,
I'm using Vista 64 and all is well, a few hiccups but minor, if you are not
happy with Vista 64, then don't even think about going to Vista x86, I would
downgrade to Windows XP Professional.

The reason why windows is reporting 3.99GB is that some hardware is using
some of your 4096MB memory, maybe some PCI cards etc

Clean install Vista 64 and check to see if the applications you want to use
will work, if they don't move to something that does in the meantime, which
I have done.

Don't worry about Mr Barnes, he's just had a bad day!!!


"Pedro" <Pedro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7F7D945A-6A34-47DF-8D68-583609306416@microsoft.com...
> Hey James,
> Im on your same boat!!, dont feel alone!
>
> tk,
> P
>
> "James David Lee" wrote:
>
>> Thankyou Theo. You pretty well summed up what I already thought. Cheers!
>> My
>> God, that Barnes chap sure is rude.
>> --
>> J Lee
>>
>>
>> "Theo" wrote:
>>
>> > Additionally, you must deal with the software sources to see
>> > if they have updated software that is compatible with Vista,
>> > either x64 or x86.
>> >
>> > You may be better off with the 32-bit version of Vista, but
>> > Microsoft will not be the source of resolutions with 3rd
>> > party software that doesn't run correctly on Vista.
>> >
>> >
>> > James David Lee wrote:
>> > > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the
>> > > vista 64
>> > > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
>> > > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My
>> > > OS
>> > > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its
>> > > website and I
>> > > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel
>> > > chip. The
>> > > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have
>> > > only
>> > > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
>> > >
>> > > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with
>> > > this 64
>> > > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which
>> > > are very
>> > > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my
>> > > DS40
>> > > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
>> > > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no
>> > > use.
>> > > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an
>> > > undesired
>> > > state.
>> > >
>> > > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit
>> > > version,
>> > > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
>> > >
>> > > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS?
>> > > Any
>> > > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased
>> > > a new
>> > > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues.
>> > > The
>> > > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to
>> > > do this!
>> > > Poor show Microsoft!
>> >
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

Further to your memory issues James

The following components require memory address space:
a.. System ROM
b.. APIC(s)
c.. Integrated PCI devices, such as network connectors, SAS controllers
and IEEE 1394 controllers
d.. PCI or PCI Express devices/cards
At start-up, the BIOS identifies the components that require address space.
The BIOS dynamically calculates the amount of reserved address space
required. The BIOS then subtracts the reserved address space from 4 GB to
determine the amount of usable space.

a.. If the total installed computer memory is less than the usable space,
all installed computer memory is available for use only by the operating
system.

b.. If the total installed computer memory is equal to or greater than the
usable address space, a small portion of installed memory is available for
use by the operating system.



"Pedro" <Pedro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7F7D945A-6A34-47DF-8D68-583609306416@microsoft.com...
> Hey James,
> Im on your same boat!!, dont feel alone!
>
> tk,
> P
>
> "James David Lee" wrote:
>
>> Thankyou Theo. You pretty well summed up what I already thought. Cheers!
>> My
>> God, that Barnes chap sure is rude.
>> --
>> J Lee
>>
>>
>> "Theo" wrote:
>>
>> > Additionally, you must deal with the software sources to see
>> > if they have updated software that is compatible with Vista,
>> > either x64 or x86.
>> >
>> > You may be better off with the 32-bit version of Vista, but
>> > Microsoft will not be the source of resolutions with 3rd
>> > party software that doesn't run correctly on Vista.
>> >
>> >
>> > James David Lee wrote:
>> > > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the
>> > > vista 64
>> > > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
>> > > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My
>> > > OS
>> > > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its
>> > > website and I
>> > > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel
>> > > chip. The
>> > > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have
>> > > only
>> > > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
>> > >
>> > > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with
>> > > this 64
>> > > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which
>> > > are very
>> > > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my
>> > > DS40
>> > > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
>> > > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no
>> > > use.
>> > > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an
>> > > undesired
>> > > state.
>> > >
>> > > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit
>> > > version,
>> > > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
>> > >
>> > > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS?
>> > > Any
>> > > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased
>> > > a new
>> > > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues.
>> > > The
>> > > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to
>> > > do this!
>> > > Poor show Microsoft!
>> >
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

If you tried the compatibility wizard to install your programs and they
still don't work, you are going to have to check whether it is a Vista
incompatibility or 64-bit incompatibility and then either go with Vista 32
or XP 32. With many laptops that are delivered with Vista, you can't go
back to XP due to lack of drivers. Now, even some of the newer motherboard
chipsets don't have them either.

"Pedro" <Pedro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7F7D945A-6A34-47DF-8D68-583609306416@microsoft.com...
> Hey James,
> Im on your same boat!!, dont feel alone!
>
> tk,
> P
>
> "James David Lee" wrote:
>
>> Thankyou Theo. You pretty well summed up what I already thought. Cheers!
>> My
>> God, that Barnes chap sure is rude.
>> --
>> J Lee
>>
>>
>> "Theo" wrote:
>>
>> > Additionally, you must deal with the software sources to see
>> > if they have updated software that is compatible with Vista,
>> > either x64 or x86.
>> >
>> > You may be better off with the 32-bit version of Vista, but
>> > Microsoft will not be the source of resolutions with 3rd
>> > party software that doesn't run correctly on Vista.
>> >
>> >
>> > James David Lee wrote:
>> > > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the
>> > > vista 64
>> > > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
>> > > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My
>> > > OS
>> > > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its
>> > > website and I
>> > > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel
>> > > chip. The
>> > > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have
>> > > only
>> > > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
>> > >
>> > > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with
>> > > this 64
>> > > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which
>> > > are very
>> > > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my
>> > > DS40
>> > > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
>> > > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no
>> > > use.
>> > > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an
>> > > undesired
>> > > state.
>> > >
>> > > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit
>> > > version,
>> > > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
>> > >
>> > > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS?
>> > > Any
>> > > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased
>> > > a new
>> > > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues.
>> > > The
>> > > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to
>> > > do this!
>> > > Poor show Microsoft!
>> >
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

Not a bad day, just honesty. Blaming a review he probably didn't read is
whining. All reviews from sources you should trust that I have seen point
out that there are incompatibilities, especially drivers. The only problem
that is usually omitted is the inability to run 16-bit programs in the
64-bit versions of both Vista and XP. A couple of minutes reading would have
solved that complaint. A search here would show that most experienced users
recommend against registry cleaners, but free CCleaner is available for
those who feel the need to have one. The money could be used to buy AnyDVD
which is up to date and kept up to date to replace ShrinkDVD which hasn't
been updated in years as the author has long since moved on. Installing a
program on a system that it isn't designed for is not the fault of anyone
except the person who decided to take the risk. I am sure that since the
recorder is a simple mp3 or wma format recorder that there are dozens of
free programs available that would accomplish whatever his failed program
was intended to do. Vista.general is still a better place to find fellow
trolls, complainers and people who have tried to install programs that are
not Vista compatible (which is more his problem than 64-bit)
Your advice about skipping Vista86 is good advice as his problems seem Vista
related, not 64-bit related.


"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:Ozy5H7b%23HHA.4460@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> James,
> I'm using Vista 64 and all is well, a few hiccups but minor, if you are
> not happy with Vista 64, then don't even think about going to Vista x86, I
> would downgrade to Windows XP Professional.
>
> The reason why windows is reporting 3.99GB is that some hardware is using
> some of your 4096MB memory, maybe some PCI cards etc
>
> Clean install Vista 64 and check to see if the applications you want to
> use will work, if they don't move to something that does in the meantime,
> which I have done.
>
> Don't worry about Mr Barnes, he's just had a bad day!!!
>
>
> "Pedro" <Pedro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7F7D945A-6A34-47DF-8D68-583609306416@microsoft.com...
>> Hey James,
>> Im on your same boat!!, dont feel alone!
>>
>> tk,
>> P
>>
>> "James David Lee" wrote:
>>
>>> Thankyou Theo. You pretty well summed up what I already thought.
>>> Cheers! My
>>> God, that Barnes chap sure is rude.
>>> --
>>> J Lee
>>>
>>>
>>> "Theo" wrote:
>>>
>>> > Additionally, you must deal with the software sources to see
>>> > if they have updated software that is compatible with Vista,
>>> > either x64 or x86.
>>> >
>>> > You may be better off with the 32-bit version of Vista, but
>>> > Microsoft will not be the source of resolutions with 3rd
>>> > party software that doesn't run correctly on Vista.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > James David Lee wrote:
>>> > > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the
>>> > > vista 64
>>> > > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
>>> > > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My
>>> > > OS
>>> > > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its
>>> > > website and I
>>> > > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel
>>> > > chip. The
>>> > > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have
>>> > > only
>>> > > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
>>> > >
>>> > > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with
>>> > > this 64
>>> > > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which
>>> > > are very
>>> > > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my
>>> > > DS40
>>> > > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
>>> > > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no
>>> > > use.
>>> > > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an
>>> > > undesired
>>> > > state.
>>> > >
>>> > > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit
>>> > > version,
>>> > > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
>>> > >
>>> > > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit
>>> > > OS? Any
>>> > > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have
>>> > > purchased a new
>>> > > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these
>>> > > issues. The
>>> > > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to
>>> > > do this!
>>> > > Poor show Microsoft!
>>> >
>
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

To Pedro,

Thanks! I thought I would not be the only one. I did read some reviews
about Vista 64 but did not visit the windows community, as my old computer
needed completely revamping. The reviews I read said that vista was good
with little problems. Hope you sort your issues out. Best Wishes.
--
J Lee


"Pedro" wrote:

> Hey James,
> Im on your same boat!!, dont feel alone!
>
> tk,
> P
>
> "James David Lee" wrote:
>
> > Thankyou Theo. You pretty well summed up what I already thought. Cheers! My
> > God, that Barnes chap sure is rude.
> > --
> > J Lee
> >
> >
> > "Theo" wrote:
> >
> > > Additionally, you must deal with the software sources to see
> > > if they have updated software that is compatible with Vista,
> > > either x64 or x86.
> > >
> > > You may be better off with the 32-bit version of Vista, but
> > > Microsoft will not be the source of resolutions with 3rd
> > > party software that doesn't run correctly on Vista.
> > >
> > >
> > > James David Lee wrote:
> > > > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> > > > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> > > > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> > > > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website and I
> > > > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip. The
> > > > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> > > > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
> > > >
> > > > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> > > > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are very
> > > > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> > > > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> > > > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> > > > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an undesired
> > > > state.
> > > >
> > > > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit version,
> > > > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> > > > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a new
> > > > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> > > > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do this!
> > > > Poor show Microsoft!
> > >
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

Could anyone advise me how I might go about exchanging Windows Vista Ultimate
64 for the 32 bit version? I bought the bone-fide program over the internet,
but the supplier no longer exists.

I intially hade Windows XP 64 delivered with a 64 bit machine, then bought
an upgrade to Vista 64 under the delusion that it might have improved
compatiblity. Rather stupidly on my part, when Microsoft's OneCare is not
even 64 bit compatible!


"Theo" wrote:

> If you bought your computer with an OEM edition of Vista
> installed, you will have to go back to where you bought it
> to negotiate an exchange of x64 for x86.
>
> Microsoft only deals with this type of situation if you have
> purchased a full Retail version of Vista and then you go to
> the Microsoft web site and conduct your transaction on-line
> with Microsoft to obtain the x86 32-bit version.
>
>
>
> James David Lee wrote:
> > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista 64
> > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
> > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
> > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website and I
> > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip. The
> > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
> > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
> >
> > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this 64
> > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are very
> > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my DS40
> > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
> > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no use.
> > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an undesired
> > state.
> >
> > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit version,
> > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
> >
> > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS? Any
> > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a new
> > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues. The
> > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do this!
> > Poor show Microsoft!
>
 
Re: Windows Vista 64 bit compatibility issues.

Hi, Colin.

The Retail package of Windows Vista Ultimate includes TWO DVD-ROMs. One is
the 32-bit version; the other is the 64-bit. The package also includes ONE
Product Key. So you should already have the 32-bit DVD and should not need
anything more from your supplier. As Theo said, this does NOT apply to an
OEM installation of Vista!

The Retail buyer chooses which DVD to use to install either version; either
will activate using that one PK. But not both. To switch from 64-bit to
32-bit, you'll need to UNinstall the 64-bit version, then clean install the
32-bit version and use that same PK. If it has been more than 120 days
since the 64-bit version was activated, you should be able to activate the
x86 version over the Internet with no problem. If it has been less than 120
days, you probably will need to call the 800 number that will be provided
and go through the 5-10 minute telephone activation process.

Be aware that there is NO "upgrade" path from 64-bit to 32-bit, or vice
versa, for Ultimate or any other Windows. Because of the hardware
differences, there is no way to go in either way except via a clean
install - preferably including a format of the boot volume. So, save your
data and be sure that you have installation media for all your applications,
because you will have to re-install all of them from scratch.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta 2 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 beta v.275)

"Colin Moon" <Colin Moon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF3E1963-5930-4D23-830F-0733C92FC736@microsoft.com...
> Could anyone advise me how I might go about exchanging Windows Vista
> Ultimate
> 64 for the 32 bit version? I bought the bone-fide program over the
> internet,
> but the supplier no longer exists.
>
> I intially hade Windows XP 64 delivered with a 64 bit machine, then bought
> an upgrade to Vista 64 under the delusion that it might have improved
> compatiblity. Rather stupidly on my part, when Microsoft's OneCare is not
> even 64 bit compatible!
>
>
> "Theo" wrote:
>
>> If you bought your computer with an OEM edition of Vista
>> installed, you will have to go back to where you bought it
>> to negotiate an exchange of x64 for x86.
>>
>> Microsoft only deals with this type of situation if you have
>> purchased a full Retail version of Vista and then you go to
>> the Microsoft web site and conduct your transaction on-line
>> with Microsoft to obtain the x86 32-bit version.
>>
>>
>>
>> James David Lee wrote:
>> > I must admit to having looked forward to my new computer with the vista
>> > 64
>> > bit premium oem OS. No problems with installing the OS but it's
>> > comaptibility of much of my software leaves much to be desired. My OS
>> > software provider gave this software a 5 out of 5 rating on its website
>> > and I
>> > thought this would be the best choice for my dual core 6600 intel chip.
>> > The
>> > machine is very quick with 4GB of ram (though the OS states I have only
>> > 3.99GB). Anybody no why?
>> >
>> > Even the bran new Registry Mechanic V7 software does not work with this
>> > 64
>> > OS, and neither does the free DVDShrink3.2 software, both of which are
>> > very
>> > desirable to me. And as for the Olympus software that came with my
>> > DS40
>> > digital voice recorder, well, I may as well bin it with this OS. It
>> > completely interfered with the OS, it installed partially and of no
>> > use.
>> > More importantly, it will not fully uninstall, leaving my OS in an
>> > undesired
>> > state.
>> >
>> > I would be pleased if Microsoft would echange the OS for the 32 bit
>> > version,
>> > if this is indeed the problem. Do they do this kind of thing?
>> >
>> > Anyone else having software compatibility issues with this 64 bit OS?
>> > Any
>> > advice on any of these problems would be appreciated. Have purchased a
>> > new
>> > windows XP home 32 bit OS in case I cannot overcome all these issues.
>> > The
>> > expense of trying different OSs is enormous. No one should have to do
>> > this!
>> > Poor show Microsoft!
 
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