Many of your 32-bit applications will work. Windows 7 has a Compatibility section that may also assist you. Further, the Pro version also allows you to run Windows in XP mode. I had to install XP mode to get one of my favorite old programs to work. I would do a bit of research and ask some questions before doing this and would certainly explore other options first.
From: Chao, Matthew (DOC) Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 8:32 AM To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: RE: moving to windows-7 professional Hi, Folks. Interesting thread here. My question is: Can I run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit OS, and if so, is there anything I need to do to make them work? Also, I have a Dell Precision PWS380 that's about 6 years old and running XP Pro with 8GB RAM. It has a 32-bit bus (I think). can it run Windows 7? Thanks in advance.--Matthew Chao >>> <[email protected]> 11/21/2012 9:25 AM >>> Hello John the only thing I can suggest is if you are running Windows 7 professional there will be some more services available. Also text to speech programs are happier when there is more RAM. without the 3 GB limit that XP had, I would suggest going for at least 6 GB of RAM; 8 would be better. If you get a video card this will help. Video cards have their own memory and if you don't use the on board one, then the video is not sharing the RAM with the rest of the applications. Personally getting a video card is not a high priority, since I don't do any gaming that relies on high quality graphics or run any programs that need to perform a lot of complex math calculations. And as for the latter, the processor plays a bigger role any way. Vic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Riehl [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 6:54 PM To: gwinfo Subject: moving to windows-7 professional I'm in the process of getting a new computer running Windows-7 Professional. I'm going to be using the latest version of Windoweyes. Is there anything I need to know in particular -- type of fideo or sound card, other advice, etc, that will make things go easier? I'm going to be running a 64-bit machine. Thanks. John Riehl If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
