Hi Shelly,
I don't think it is the computer itself that matters, it is the OS. If you install a 64-bit OS on your current machine, then you can access larger amounts of RAM. It has been my experience that generous amounts of RAM can solve a lot of problems with Windows computers, including FrameMaker and Acrobat issues. The last machine I built has 12 GB of RAM, and I haven't experienced any of the FrameMaker 9 crashing problems that people report. This isn't to say that I never crash Frame, but it is usually because I am hammering it with a complex script. So, if you can upgrade your current computer to 8 GB of RAM and 64-bit Windows 7, you should see a big improvement. If the machine is already at its maximum at 4 GB, then it probably wouldn't be worth upgrading to 64-bit Windows. Just make sure that your new laptop can handle at least 8 GB of RAM. Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 r...@frameexpert.com From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shelly Schneider Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 9:31 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: 64 bit laptop: Be afraid?? Hi All, I'm thinking about upgrading to a 64 bit machine. I've had problems with FrameMaker and Acrobat on my 32 bit laptop ever since I moved "up" from Frame 8 and Windows XP. I'm running Windows 7 with 4 Gb RAM (3 Gb usable) on an Intel Core Duo @2 GHz; FrameMaker 9.0p255, Acrobat 9 Pro, and WebWorks ePublisher 2009.3. My current laptop is only 18 months old. Do Frame and Acrobat (and WebWorks) run any more reliably on a 64 bit machine? Faster? Will shelling out the bucks to upgrade to the latest releases make a difference in how well they run on 64 bits? On my current system, Frame tends to crash and needs to be restarted. Acrobat also crashes before (slowly) finishing large documents even after a reboot, although when you look for the PDF it's there and seems to look and work fine. Sometimes "Save as PDF" also crashes, but creating a .ps file by printing to the Adobe PDF printer and then distilling the ps file works. Various Windows software runs so slowly and is so crash-happy that 64 bits also seems needed to improve that as well. Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with me! Shelly Schneider There are three ways to get something done; do it yourself, hire someone, or forbid your kids to do it. <http://quotes4all.net/mona%20crane.html> Mona Crane
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