64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium compatibilty?

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Jan 4, 2009
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I’m looking to purchase a new PC that runs the 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium. I’m wondering if my older programs, Premiere Pro 1.5, Photoshop 7, and Dreamweaver MX 2004 will run in the new system. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Michael_Brower
Jan 4, 2009
When I first went to Vista back in February 2007, I was unable to install Photoshop 7 or Dreamweaver MX 2004.

Michael
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Wesley_Norman
Jan 4, 2009
I just upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit and had to also upgrade Photoshop to CS4, 64 bit. Most of my third party plugins didn’t work, but, fortunately a 32bit version was also installed so I can use them with that. I am patiently awaiting update from the plugin producers for 64bit use. I upgraded Dreamweaver, also. The computer came with other programs like Quicken and Microsoft Office which work fine in Vista 64bit mode. I have thought that I should have done more research before upgrading but too late now, so I will just wait for the programmers to get up to steam.

Wes
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John Joslin
Jan 4, 2009
That’s a bit misleading Wes.

I have half a dozen Adobe applications and dozens of 32-bit programs (and one 16-bit) running quite happily on Vista 64!
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Bob Levine
Jan 5, 2009
I wouldn’t even try running them on the 32 bit version. You can’t jump into the 21st century in a vacuum. My advice is to set aside enough money for new software as well.

You’ll get no support at all on such old apps running Vista 64, which, IME runs CS4 apps beautifully.

Bob
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Jackson_David
Jan 7, 2009
Thanks for the input guys. I’ve gotten mixed signals elsewhere on the web as well. I’m thinking I should just take the plunge and try and update software whenever I can afford to, gotta start somewhere…
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John_T_Smith
Jan 7, 2009
Well, with mixed signals, you may just need to find out for yourself

After you have your V64 computer… install and see what works and what doesn’t… but do remember that you may need to use the backward compatibility settings to get a program to work

I just set up a new computer for my sis-in-law with V32 Home

Some of her old programs worked just find… MS Office 97 not at all, so she had to buy the latest 2007 version

From what I read before her computer arrived, some of this MAY have to do with the hardware (motherboard brand and Bios) and also MAY have to do with what else is installed (Registry entries and what may be in the Startup folder)

So… try your programs and report back with results
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Bart_Cross
Jan 7, 2009
Premiere Pro & MX2004 will install and work. Don’t know about PS 7.
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Q_Photo
Jan 7, 2009
I have PsCS1 &PsCS4 working on Vista Home Premium 64. All good here… Q
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Jon_Ramsdell
Jan 7, 2009
Am currently running Photoshop 7.01 and CS2 under Vista Home Premium 64-bit without any difficulty. Yes, they both install and run fine.
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Jan 17, 2009
I have Photoshop 7.0.1 and Acrobat 5.0 installed and running on Vista Ultimate 64 bit. Neither is supposed to function but they installed normally. I swear they installed in a folder with x86 in the name. Does this mean they are not installed under 64 bit?

My biggest gripes on 64 bit are if you go all the way and use Internet Explorer 64 bit too every website wants you to download Adobe Flash so their ads will display for you. Irritating, Adobe says next version after Flash 10 will be 64 bit compatible. Wish there was a hack or workaround………….

2nd gripe is manufacturers who don’t specify 64 bit compatability in their system requirements. Even those that do can be wrong. Boy are they quick to give refunds when you catch them………..

Question for you guys:

Waited to buy a CD/DVD burning program till one of the big guys became 64 bit compatible. Roxio, my favorite in XP 32 bit finnally came out with creator 2009 (ver 10) which is supposed to be 64 bit compatible. Bought it and while installing to my laptop it wants to install to program files/ x86 instead of installing to the regular program files folder which I assume is 64 bit…………..Is Roxio 2009 64 bit compatible or not?

Raymond
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Bob Levine
Jan 17, 2009
There is a huge difference between 64 bit compatible and 64 bit native. If you’re waiting for a 64 bit native burning application you may grow old and die first.

Bob
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Jan 17, 2009
Still can’t get roxio installed in either folder on my second drive. I’ll try again in x86 on C:/ drive where it defaults installation to (in x86). I try to keep the OS separate from the programs on a different partition but I’ll try it in C:/. M/S Office is the same way. Want’s to be on C:/ drive and actually works better there.

So is my dream of saving up and getting Photoshop CS4 because of Vista 64 bit compatability worthless?

Is office 2007 more Vista 64bit compatible than office xp which I’m running fine?

I have enough trouble getting some of my old and not so old hardware to function under Vista, let alone 64 bit Vista.

Raymond
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John Joslin
Jan 17, 2009
Waited to buy a CD/DVD burning program

What’s wrong with the one installed with Windows?

The Program Files (x86) directory is specifically for 32-bit programs.

So far everything 32-bit has installed for me without a problem. (Not PS7 — but much older programs.)
JJ
John Joslin
Jan 17, 2009
I try to keep the OS separate from the programs on a different partition

There is no good reason to do this and it can lead to problems, especially with Adobe applications!
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Russell_Proulx
Jan 17, 2009
If it installs and runs then it IS Vista64 compatible.

Some apps are actually written with 64bit optimized code and they will install in the 64bit apps folder and those that are written using 32bit code (but which are still 100% Vista64 compatible) will install in the x86 program folder. Best to let things install where they want to.

If an application refuses to install then you can declare that it’s not Vista64 compatible. But if it runs then all is well.

Russell
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David_E_Crawford
Jan 17, 2009
More like if it installs, runs correctly and does not crash then it is Vista64 compatible.
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Jan 18, 2009
What’s wrong with the one installed with Windows?

I want more control than windows gives.

There is no good reason to do this and it can lead to problems, especially with Adobe applications!

Seems to work for me with all my Adobe and other products. I’ve tried to have my OS/Office installed on a separate partition from all my graphics and disk burning programs.

My difficulty is that if a program is listed as being 64 bit compatible I should expect it to install in the program files folder and not in program files x86…………….

Raymond
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CR_Henderson
Jan 18, 2009
Raymond Kirsteins:My difficulty is that if a program is listed as being 64 bit compatible I should expect it to install in the program files folder and not in program files x86…….

Then it appears you really need to learn the difference between 64 bit compatible code and 64 bit native code…. 🙂
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Phyllis_Stackhouse
Jan 18, 2009
I just bought a new computer with Vista 64. I tried installing CS3 and it installs, but will not load stating that MSN quit working. I cannot find any help for this, and am not very computer savvy. Any ideas as to what I need to do? I really don’t want to upgrade to CS4 if I don’t have to.
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Bart_Cross
Jan 18, 2009
Raymond: If you look under your Windows directory, you will find the WOW64 folder. Look up WOW64.
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Jan 18, 2009
Gee, Phyllis I’ve read on microsofts own site that CS3 was 64 bit vista compatable and CS4 was native. I’m still on Photoshop 7 so I can’t help you but on photoshop re-installs that load with messages about missing files , I search in my back up folders for the previous computer where it ran fine and copy it into my photoshop program folder.

If you google the exact missing file message you may find a site that charges for it. I’d be scared to do that, though.

Bob, if I grasp it correctly 64 bit compatible means "EUREAKA" the software runs on 64 bit vista in at least one case so we’ll call it vista compatible. Vista 64 bit native means software will use bigger chunks of data and access more RAM available because it’s been re-writen / coded and designed for it.

I had my old dell inspiron 8100 laptop start to BSD occasionally. I do a lot of photoshop and picture storage and have 2 big HP dual xeon 800 FSB workstations with XP Pro and 4GB of RAM (3.5 showing) for sit in one spot work. I broke down and bought a new laptop last september to replace the dell.

Got a gamers laptop and changed the OS to Ultimate 64 bit from Home Premium 64 bit and changed a single weirdly partitioned 200 GB 7200 RPM SATA drive to dual 320 GB 7200 RPM SATA HD’s.Had to buy Partition Manager from Paragon to partition drives like I wanted (OS and programs on separate spindle from paging file and scratch disk)and it had to boot in a DOS mode to do partitioning succesfully and worked fine on Vista 64 bit. Norton Anti – virus works and was listed as 64 bit compatible when I bought it. Acronis True Image 11 home clearly states "Supports 64 bit CPU and windows Vista" so I guess they do or they don’t…………….Got refunds from lavasoft and spyware blaster they both claimed Vista 32 and 64 bit but were quick to give refunds. Would not load or install.

As you can see I’m trying to adapt to vista and 64 bit so I’m used to it when I get new Vista workstations with more RAM for Photoshop. I’ve e-mailed Roxio support and have been issued a ticket # for my original problem. Let’s see what they say…………..Raymond
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Bob Levine
Jan 18, 2009
My difficulty is that if a program is listed as being 64 bit compatible I should expect it to install in the program files folder and not in program files x86…………….

The problem is that you’re not getting the difference between 64 bit compatible and 64 bit native.

Bob
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Pat_Thurber
Jan 28, 2009
I have Adobe photoshop 7.0 disk. You are running 7.01. Is that a separate program or just an update. Do I try to install 7.0 on a vista home premium 64 bit computer and then update to 7.01?

Thanks,

Pat
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Bob Levine
Jan 29, 2009
You need to install 7.0 and then download and install the update. Don’t count on it working on a any version of Vista, let alone a 64 bit version.

Bob
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Jan 29, 2009
PAT:
7.0.1 is the upgrade to 7.0. Install 7.0 then if you are registered, download update to 7.0.1. In my case I had to copy Photoshop 6 files to the HD to install my 7.0 uograde and then upgrade 7.0 to 7.0.1.

Remember Windows Vista compatability site and Adobe system requirements say that only CS3 and CS4 will run on vista and ONLY CS4 will run on 64 bit vista. Guess I’m lucky and PS 7 will run on my system which is Vista Ultimate 64 bit.

Try it and see if it will work for you.

Just a tip: If the software won’t load at all from the CD or download then you are SOL. If software will go through the entire installation and then at the last second fail because it’s windows vista 64 you can keep trying to get it running and it just might work.

Just for kicks take a look at your C:/ drive and find 2 folders: PROGRAM FILES has programs installed which run on and in 64 bit mode. Then look for another folder called PROGRAM FILES x86, open it and see which programs are installed in compatability mode (x 32 bit)meaning they will run on your x64 system but not in 64 bit mode, only 32 bit. It may interest you to see which programs claim to be 64 bit compatable and which ones actually are.

Raymond

Beware of experts who will tell you all about running x64 and they don’t actually have it. They just like to be experts.

Write back if you have trouble finding your favorite programs from XP or 32 bit to run on 64 bit vista and I can share what I’ve found or try visiting www.start64.com. They list 64 bit vista software and drivers. I’ve never tried anything from them yet, so beware…..

Let us know what hardware you had to replace because of the move to 64 bit or vista. My record so far is a new card reader and new printer, no vista or 64 bit drivers.
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Mar 14, 2009
OK, New question. A fellow photographer ordered a customized dell workstation with Vista Ultimate 64 bit. I’m jealous; 12GB RAM! Her Legacy (full) version of PS6 may not install in Vista 64bit and she has upgrades for 7.0, CS3, and CS4.

Besides calling Adobe and asking does anyone know if there is an order I have to load upgrades in? Eg: 6-7-CS3-CS4 or can I skip 7 and CS3 entirely?

I had a legacy PS6 which I loaded on my Vista 64 bit laptop and never opened before loading the PS7 upgrade. But that’s as far as I’ve gotten so far on my machine. PS 7 runs great except for freezing when choosing or transfering multiple files from the old file browser tab. I see that’s now called bridge in newer versions.

I refreshed her old dell desktop and while waiting for the new dell to arrive we wanted to install CS4 onto XP on the old machine so she could still use it. Used the old adobe support trick of just copying without installing her legacy 6’s version program files folder then tried CS4 upgrade. Would not complete install enough to open. Then I uninstalled all and fully installed PS6 on her old machine and it then allowed CS3 to install but not CS4 and then CS4 would not install onto the PS6,CS3 upgrade.

What’s the proper procedure? We want to install CS4 on her new vista ultimate 64 bit machine?

She thinks she may have a CS and CS2 upgrade version too which she can’t locate……..Raymond
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Chris_Cox
Mar 14, 2009
You can skip them entirely if you have the serial numbers available.
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Mar 14, 2009
Explain please….

We have PS 6 legacy seial #, we have PS 7 upgrade ser #, we have CS3 upgrade serial # and we have CS 4 upgrade serial #’s. I’ve known this photographer a few years and I’m pretty sure she upgraded to CS or CS1 at the same time as a friend of mine. So she probably does have a copy of that upgrade somewhere too.

Can I just try and install CS4 with no previous Photshop versions installed? Then what will it ask me to do?

Or did I missunderstand you?

Raymond
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John Joslin
Mar 14, 2009
Can I just try and install CS4 with no previous Photoshop versions installed?

Yes you can. Each "upgrade" is a fully functioning full version. You will be asked to give the serial number (or possibly to insert the installation disk) for CS3 to verify eligibility.
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Mar 14, 2009
Thanks, we’ll try it. Dell says her new vista 64 bit unit arrives on the 16th so I’ll have to wait till then to try it.

I imagine the same applies to her old XP machine too? Just remove all old installations and then pop in the CS4 upgrade CD and it will tell us what it wants to verify?

Sorry to be a photoshop dunce but since I bought the design package with PS6, I’ve only upgraded to PS7. If I do an upgrade I want to do the whole package of adobe graphics products. Love Illustrator 10, Acrobat 5, In design etc. Only acrobat 5.0 will install along with PS 7.0.1 on my vista 64 bit system, So I’d like to upgrade the whole package but have not been able to afford it yet…….So I’m sticking to PS7 for the moment on my own machine.

Raymond
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John Joslin
Mar 14, 2009
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but with PS7 you have dropped out of the upgrade path to CS4. Your only hope is to try and get a legal upgrade to CS 2 or 3 (not easy but possible) and upgrade from there.
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Russell_Proulx
Mar 14, 2009
Dreamweaver MX 2004 works fine under V64.

Adobe Type manager does not work and unfortunately there does not seem to be any V64 font managers out there. I use ColorEyes Display Pro for display profiling which works great with my old Monaco Optix DTP-94 puck.
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Mar 15, 2009
John,
I realize that. When I bought my 64 bit vista unit in september 2008 windows vista 64 bit hardware/software compatability site still said upgrade to CS3 for $199, now it’s gone since CS4 came out. I’ve always had great luck calling adobe when I have a problem and they have always found a way to help me, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed they will still give me a deal on a design or equivalent package upgrade. I can’t call now to ask about it because if they make me a good offer, I won’t be able to take immediate advantage of it.

Russ,
Remember I’m running PS7 on vista 64bit, the only 2 programs I can install are PS7 and acrobat 5.0. Acrobat is acrobat……PS7 runs great. My only freezes are loading multiple images from the old file browser. I use file-open instead. All my old XP 32 bit plug ins seem to work too. Probably because all installed in vista 32 bit compatability mode. Program files x86.

Will all features of CS4 work in my friends Vista 64 bit machine?

Raymond
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Bob Levine
Mar 15, 2009
Raymond,

This isn’t "your father’s Adobe." Your last crack at upgrade pricing is gone.

CS4 should be terrific on your friends machine but with all the video card issues, there’s no guarantee until you fire it up.

Bob
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Mar 27, 2009
Since my chance at an upgrade is gone, has anyone tried PS Elements 7 or Premiere Elements(?) on vista 64 bit? Costco has the combo on sale for $99 USD or $49 USD for PS Elements 7.0 after Costco/Adobe rebate. Till the end of April.

Windows Vista Compatability center website says "NO". But they also said "NO" to PS7 running on Vista 64bit and that’s what I’m using without any problems……Well, mabey one. The freezing when moving multiple TIFF’s from the PS7 file browser/viewer. But since vista let’s me view thumbnails in explorer I just use PS’s file/open command and select multiple pic files…….

Raymond
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Mar 27, 2009
Oh, and still waiting on my friends machine to arrive from dell. The ATI video card her husband ordered is still on backorder till who knows when, so they talked him into upgrading to the 1GB version of the same ATI card which dell had in stock. Now they are starting to build it……

Robert, are there any ATI / CS4 issues?

I’ve seen the specs sheet from dell on what he ordered.
Vista Ultimate 64 bit/midrange i7 proccessor/12 GB DDR3/Raid 0-2 HD’s and a separate storage drive. Wish I could afford to order from Dell………
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Bob Levine
Mar 27, 2009
Build one yourself.

Bob
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Mar 28, 2009
I do………..Currently my XP workstation is a dual Xeon 2.4 GB with 4GB(3.5 GB shows) of 800Mhz DDR2 in 8 slots running on a 800Mhz FSB with 5 – 300GB 10K U320 SCSI’s and a cool thing called Gigabyte iRam in a Pcie slot holding 4 GB of 667Mhz DDR2 as a first PS 7 scratch disk after 90% of the Ram is used. Second PS scratch disk and windows paging file all run on separate spindles from OS or software. No raid. I open 4-8 GB’s of TIFF’s staying within the 400 file limit at once in Photoshop to work on them…….Love my workstation. Would cost 8-12K as equipt ordered from a mfg. I spent 4-5K.

I think everyone should go the workstation route for PS. Her husband ordered a dell XPS high 400 series and added upgrades to the tune of over well over 4K, should of bought a workstation with 2 – 8 channel w/hyperthreading i7 quad Xeons and an intel 1600Mhz FSB DP workstation motherboard to mount ’em on. I don’t know if the big DDR3 Ram sticks are available to the general public or not yet. I’m talkin’ 1600Mhz at 4-6-8 GB’s per stick. I’d price it from HP. Sounds like you could do it for 4K but then still need a video card and HD’s. SATA’s are cheap now unless you want 15K RPM. Workstation cards are not.

My latest baby is a Gateway laptop with vista ultimate 64 bit. P7811FX. Added clean install of Vista 64 bit, 2 – 320GB 7200K Seagate momentus SATA 2 HD’s, partitioned disks for scratch disk and paging file to be on separate spindles from OS/software and hoping to duplicate my iRam I’ve got a dedicated 4GB Lexar Jump drive lightning hooked up as ready boost……Don’t think it applies to PS 7, just works in vista/office. Sunk 2K into it but runs better than anything but a 5K alienware laptop.

So I think he could of done a lot better for his $$$’s than custom ordering from dell.
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Lawrence_Hudetz
Mar 28, 2009
i7 does not use FSB, Raymond.

What you are recommending is way overkill, IMO. i7 Xeon is a specialized (and priced accordingly) product unnecessary to run the app we generally use. But if you got money to burn….

So far as super sized DDR3, look to the mobo spec for max ram capability; speed and size. And be sure to buy your sticks in sets of 3.
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Chris_Cox
Mar 28, 2009
i7 still has a front side bus – it’s just used for IO and not for memory access.
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Lawrence_Hudetz
Mar 28, 2009
Not at all like the earlier FSB, Chris. That is now on the cpu. What you are referring to is QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) It connects the processor to the IO hub (X58). Similar to AMD Hypertransport but one helluva lot faster (4.8 to 6.4 Gigatransfers/sec)

No one I know at work calls it FSB. 🙂
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Raymond_Kirsteins
Mar 29, 2009
I’m just a listening and learning….I was only wishing I could afford a new workstation now. I’ve only read about the new i7’s and the strange way they want 3 slots of DDR3 Ram; 4th may go unused or used by windows? Sorry about dreaming incorrectly about the FSB freq exsisting but isnt the DDR3 used 1600Mhz or better?

Are you guy’s just knowledgable or do you actually have a i7 running vista 64 bit with CS4 installed? Any neat installation tips or tricks? How about setting CS4 preferences for a 12GB Ram system?

Any problems with i7 / CS4 / Vista 64bit and ATI consumer video cards? Unknown model but it’s 1GB…..

Raymond
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dave_milbut
Mar 29, 2009
Similar to AMD Hypertransport but one helluva lot faster

w00t! go intel! go intel! it’s yer birfday! 🙂
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Lawrence_Hudetz
Mar 29, 2009
I don’t have one personally, but I set it up on a test bench several months ago. With the i7 Processor and the Intel Smackover mobo, CS4 installed in 5 minutes and ran some filters so fast I wasn’t sure it even ran at all!

The best thing I can say is there was no tricks at all! Ho-hum installation, seamless filter runs.

I had 6g installed, ran prefs so that 4G was free for PS.

Yes, DDR3 can run at 1600MHZ, even faster. But it isn’t the FSB that you find with the Core 2 Duos and quads.

The Intel board has four slots, I don’t understand why except for marketing reasons. I did spot another board not Intel that also had only 4 slots.
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Gene_Stryjewski
Mar 29, 2009
"64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium compatibility?"

I have a i7 running CS4 64 bit and 32 bit runs great.

12 Gig memory and ATI 1 gig card and (3) 1 terabyte drives installed internally.

Installation was quick and smooth.
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Donna_Gorman
Mar 30, 2009
I’ve got a new computer with the i7 processor, 512mbvideo card, only 3gigs memory at the moment. Still works beautifully, except when I open any Adobe CS3 Web Premium programs, I get a warning that the i7 processor is not recognized as compatible with the software. Basically, the software was released before the i7 was released so it’s not happy that it doesn’t recognize it. The error message reads something like " CS3 only works with -lists a bunch of processors including core duos and quads- so program might not run smoothly." That’s very much paraphrased! But, so far, things do seem to have run quite well. I just click okay to recognize the error, and am taken to the program. It comes up on each individual program, ie, Photoshop, Bridge, Flash, whatever.

The i7 is quite new, so I hope it continues to get good marks and sticks around long enough for Adobe to consider accepting recognition for it.

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