Moving FM9 to New Computer - Deciding on OS

Thu Jan 6 09:31:52 PST 2011

Hi,

Win7 is kinder to my aging home computer than WinXP SP3 was. The issues with
64-bit drivers for XP are also very real.  That being said, it may not be as
simple to bring the existing software forward as you might like. A quick
Google on "'Adobe CS2 Premium " Win 7" gave me this thread.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7programs/thread/201e039a-
33be-48b9-a8c7-8707e0d3bc60

It talks about problems encountered when attempting to install CS2. Not
comforting, but it does give a detailed explanation of setting a program to
run in compatibility mode and how to inspect any issues that crop up after
that.

This thread notwithstanding, I'd give Win7 a shot. Good luck!
Lea

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
> (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 5:29 PM
> To: Alison Craig; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: RE: Moving FM9 to New Computer - Deciding on OS
> 
> I am not knowledgeable of the specific question you asked - about whether
FM 9
> will work in XP Pro 64 on a new computer (with today's hardware).
> 
> But:
> 
> 	Have you considered that the new computer may not work (from a
> _hardware_ perspective) with XP Pro 64? You may find that it has new
hardware
> elements for which there are no XP Pro 64 bit drivers - including video
drivers or
> disk drivers, etc.
> 
> And these possibly _never_ will be provided ... that OS is way too old for
most
> manufacturers to support now for new hardware. And, this is likely to be a
bigger
> show-stopper than an old application not running under Windows 7!
> 
> 	Why do you need an extra $1000 in upgrades? In almost all the cases
I
> know of, the application programs that run under XP Pro should work just
fine in
> Win 7. I am running very reliably on a new laptop running Windows 7 64-bit
on all
> my old and new applications - absolutely _nothing_ failed to work!
> 
> 	Also, my son's two systems (one is 5+ years old and now runs Windows
7
> 32-bit, and the other is a few weeks old and runs Windows 7 64-bit) handle
his
> old graphics-intensive video games, designed for XP, just fine too!
> 
> 	And, if you do have any problems with any given application in
Windows 7,
> you can set XP Pro SP3 compatibility mode to the specific executables that
are
> of concern. Your IT department should know how to do this easily.
> 
> 	And, finally, there is something new in Win 7 (an add-on from
Microsoft)
> called "XP Mode" that can run other old apps too, if you have problems
with just
> setting compatibility mode.
> 
> So ... most importantly ... have you tested the specific other apps you
are
> concerned about, in Windows 7, to see if the upgrades are indeed required?
> 
> Bottom Line (IMHO):
> 
> XP Pro is simply too old an OS for many newer applications ... whereas
older
> applications can generally be tweaked to run fine under Windows 7. In your
> shoes, I would move to Windows 7 and figure out how to bring the older
apps
> along to it. But, without actual testing, I cannot say this with certainty
in your
> case.
> 
> So, my suggestion would be to load the Windows 7 64-bit, load the
applications,
> see how they do, and then see if you need to go _back_ to XP Pro on that
new
> system. Yeah, you might waste some time perhaps, but the end outcome is
> _likely_ to be just fine!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Z
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alison Craig
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 4:39 PM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Moving FM9 to New Computer - Deciding on OS
> 
> FM 9 Version: 9.0p255
> Unstructured
> Current OS: XP Pro with SP3 (32 bit)
> New OS: ?????
> 
> 
> I'm about to get a new computer and have already had to rule out moving to
> Windows 7 as that would require an extra $1000 in software upgrades (among
> other programs, I run Adobe CS2 Premium which does everything I need at
the
> moment).
> 
> None of the spec details on Adobe's site state whether or not FrameMaker 9
will
> run on XP Pro 64 bit - although they do include the Vista and Windows 7 64
bit OS.
> I haven't been able to find anything specific on Google. And the entries
I've
> found on this List speak to Vista and Windows 7 64 bit, not XP.
> 
> Can anyone tell me if FM9 will run *reliably* on XP 64 bit? If there are
"issues",
> then I'll have to stick to 32 bit - or convince the powers that be that an
extra
> $1000 for software is a bargain ;-))))
> 
> Alison
> 
> 
> Alison Craig, Technical Writer
> Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
> 130 - 4311 Viking Way
> Richmond, BC  V6V 2K9
> Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
> Fax: (604) 279-8559
> E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com<mailto:alison.craig at ultrasonix.com>
> 
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