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  • Uncle Cracker
    The Full Monte
    • May 2007
    • 7091
    • Sunshine State
    • BT3000
    #1

    Win7/XP Question...

    Anybody with Win7 running older 32-bit software in XP mode? Any problems? Can high RAM be used that way, or am I limited to the 3.2gb limits of XP? (I'm about to upgrade to a 64-bit box with 8gb of RAM, but will have to upgrade software gradually because of cost...)

    Any problems with the newer SATA hard drives with 6.0gb/s?
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    • crokett
      The Full Monte
      • Jan 2003
      • 10627
      • Mebane, NC, USA.
      • Ryobi BT3000
      #2
      Yes, No, Don't Know. Most likely you can use all the memory Win7 has to give the application since Win7 is 64 bit and will use all that memory. No.

      Hope this helps.
      David

      The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.

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        • Slik Geek
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2006
          • 708
          • Lake County, Illinois
          • Ryobi BT-3000
          #3
          I attempted to run XP mode with the Windows 7 release candidate last summer and was unsuccessful getting my legacy program to work properly - end up sticking with XP. Twas a shame because my limited experience with Windows 7 was that Microsoft was finally addressing the desires of experienced users rather than only rank novices.

          I've heard it alleged that the actual release version has improved XP-compatible performance, but haven't seen or tried it myself.

          Please report back with your XP-compatible results!

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            • RayintheUK
              Veteran Member
              • Sep 2003
              • 1792
              • Crowborough, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
              • Ryobi BT3000
              #4
              Windows 7 Ultimate and 4GB RAM = no compatability problems at all. Several legacy programs (e.g., Homesite+) running in XP Compat. mode without a hitch. YMMV!

              Ray
              Did I offend you? Click here.

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                • Uncle Cracker
                  The Full Monte
                  • May 2007
                  • 7091
                  • Sunshine State
                  • BT3000
                  #5
                  Thanks for the input, guys. I guess I'm not doing anything that can't be undone, so all I'm risking is the time... I'll let y'all know how it goes.

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