Windows 7 64

[jagoble25]

Hey guys long time no see! have not had much time to get on lately, my son has appendicitis and was in the hospital for a few weeks and I had surgery awhile back myself. I am in the market for a new laptop and all of the my finals choices are running windows 7 64. I have searched here and Google and can not find a straight answer if and what programs will be compatible with this operating system. Any help would be appreciated and thanks in advance!

Yes, everything should work fine. I know that's a broad statement, but I researched it a few months ago and it looks like the compatibility issues in Vista have been taken care of.

Just don't try to run 10+ year-old programs on it.

[Gado]

I have win 7 64bit and lightroom, photoshop, firefox, office 2007, nikon transfer all work. You didn't specify what programs you will use.

[douglas]

I have Windows 7 64 bit, and have no problems with any of my photo programmes,nor any others. The problems with Vista seem to have been resolved.

[Doug Pardee]

Originally Posted by jagoble25

can not find a straight answer if and what programs will be compatible with this operating system.

There are probably millions (literally) of programs out there, and nobody's going to put together a list of all of them and how they do or don't work with Windows 7 64-bit.

Most recent programs will work, although a few might need to be flagged to run in XP compatibility mode. Older programs will usually work if run in compatibility mode, but getting them installed can sometimes be a chore when the installer needs to be run in compatibility mode, too.

Office 97 does not play well with Vista and Windows 7, especially 64-bit. Microsoft's attitude is "Catch a clue and quit trying to run 13-year-old software; go buy Office 2007 or Office 2010."

The big challenge is device drivers. Drivers for scanners, printers, cameras, calibrators, stuff like that. You'll have to try to get 64-bit versions of the drivers from the manufacturers' web sites (if the manufacturer is still in business). If there's no 64-bit driver, there's a good chance that you won't be able to use that device with the new computer. And a small chance that you can.

[Free]

Off topic but...

Originally Posted by Doug Pardee

Office 97 does not play well with Vista and Windows 7, especially 64-bit. Microsoft's attitude is "Catch a clue and quit trying to run 13-year-old software; go buy Office 2007 or Office 2010."

Would be nice if they thought that way with IE6 and ditched support, I guess they only care when they are selling a product

On topic, I haven't had any compatibility issues with any programs since switching to Vista a few months after it was released.

[jagoble25]

Originally Posted by Doug Pardee

There are probably millions (literally) of programs out there, and nobody's going to put together a list of all of them and how they do or don't work with Windows 7 64-bit.

Sorry I had left out the key part of my question, (did not expect you to put together a whole list of programs) I had only been awake for a day and a half giving my son IV antibiotics. I was referring to photo editing software but many of you have already answered that for me so thank you again.

[prrs4me]

So are you all saying that Canon DPP and ZoomBrowser will work with the 64 bit?

[Big Nick]

Working for a software company I can say for sure that not ALL software works as designed with 7 and all of its windows greatness. I would suggest going to the company web-site for the products you use/want and seeing (If it don't say on the site most company's have an e-mail tech support section) if it is indeed compatible. I do believe that is going to be your best course of action.