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Norm Rehm · March 9th, 2009, 02:29 PM

Will Vegas Pro run well on Vista Basic? I know Sony’s system spec. only calls for Vista, so can I believe it runs on all Vista variations. Can anyone verify that Vista Basic is all I need?

I will be building a system dedicated to editing only so my thinking is why use a more bloated version of Vista.

Thanks, Norm

Edward Troxel · March 9th, 2009, 02:44 PM

Any version of Vista should work the same.

Jack Zhang · March 9th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Home Premium is a far better choice for Vegas, as Basic limits you to 1GB of RAM and many other limits that hamper Vegas, even if you have more RAM installed or a better video card. It's Microsoft's way of saying: "Get Home Premium."

Norm Rehm · March 9th, 2009, 06:52 PM

Hi Jack, Where did you get the information that Vegas Basic will only support 1GB of RAM? What I read was: Vista Starter 1GB, Vista Basic 32 bit 4GB and Vista basic 64 bit 8 GB. I hope I am correct.

Roger Shealy · March 9th, 2009, 06:53 PM

I'm running Vista 64 Basic with 4GB RAM and Vegas 8 Pro runs fine. Very stable.

Jason Robinson · March 9th, 2009, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Roger Shealy

I'm running Vista 64 Basic with 4GB RAM and Vegas 8 Pro runs fine. Very stable.

could be the difference between Vista Basic (32bit) and Vista Baseic (64bit). But I'm just guessing here.

Roger Shealy · March 10th, 2009, 05:15 AM

I tried Vista 32 and had a lot of problems, then switched to 64. It's not really a fair comparison, though, since by the time I switched to 64 a good amount of time (and patches) had occurred.

Rob Croll · March 13th, 2009, 05:52 AM

I just got the blue screen of death running Vegas on an Intel P4, Vista Home Premium

I was browsing the Internet, (these forums in fact) while waiting for a render. The render completed so I clicked open and wamo, the blue screen of death. First time using Vista.

Nice thing was when I restarted, Vegas was smart enough to realise this and displayed the auto-saved version of the project with a different name. So once I checked the project, I saved as the original project and nothing was lost. Now that’s very nice.

Vegas is a .NET application as I understand so unless there running in unsafe mode it was probably a .NET issue. But then again they probably have old Java programmers working there so … ;)

Edward Troxel · March 13th, 2009, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Croll

So once I checked the project, I saved as the original project and nothing was lost. Now that’s very nice.

Rename, YES. To the original name, NO! Play it safe and change the name even if it's just adding a "1" after the name.

Jeff Harper · March 13th, 2009, 05:08 PM

Roger, I had issues with 32 bit also, mostly IE running like crap. IE runs fine for me in the 64 bit version.

Roger Shealy · March 13th, 2009, 05:41 PM

Jeff, I use Firefox instead of IE, and it works fine on XP, Vista 32 & 64.

This is a little off topic, but with my current computer, I purchased an identical 2nd HDD to clone my OS & application HDD (I have 4 other HDD's for data). I clone the OS/App disk every weekend while sleeping. My primary HDD recently got corrupted, so I just pointed to the back-up disk and lost only a few minor changes since my last back-up. This saved me countless hours reinstalling OS/patches, CS4, Vegas, and about 50 other applications. Cheap insurance for $50!

Chris Light · March 13th, 2009, 10:29 PM

it is my understanding that Vista Home Premium 32-bit only supports a mazimum of 3gb RAM, but i bought 4GB worth before realizing that. certain diagnostic programs i run easily detect 4gb on my system...so what is Microsoft saying? get 64? they're kind of painting people into corners every chance they get. ah well.

Roger Shealy · March 14th, 2009, 07:36 AM

Windows 7 will be a better solution. First glimpse looks good. Even a few Apple guys are impressed.

Jeff Harper · March 14th, 2009, 08:02 AM

Yes, Roger, the buzz does seem to be very positive. The buzz on the Beta version was so good I almost downloaded it.

Roger Shealy · March 14th, 2009, 08:22 AM

Jeff,

I'd wait. I found it very interesting, but drivers and bugs made us revert back to Vista. Perhaps its a false hope, but maybe MS will do the decent thing and provide a free upgrade for Vista users.

March 9th, 2009, 02:29 PM	#1
Norm Rehm Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keizer, OR Posts: 66	Vegas and Vista Will Vegas Pro run well on Vista Basic? I know Sony’s system spec. only calls for Vista, so can I believe it runs on all Vista variations. Can anyone verify that Vista Basic is all I need? I will be building a system dedicated to editing only so my thinking is why use a more bloated version of Vista. Thanks, Norm

March 9th, 2009, 02:44 PM	#2
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March 9th, 2009, 03:02 PM	#3
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Home Premium is a far better choice for Vegas, as Basic limits you to 1GB of RAM and many other limits that hamper Vegas, even if you have more RAM installed or a better video card. It's Microsoft's way of saying: "Get Home Premium."

March 9th, 2009, 06:52 PM	#4
Norm Rehm Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keizer, OR Posts: 66	Hi Jack, Where did you get the information that Vegas Basic will only support 1GB of RAM? What I read was: Vista Starter 1GB, Vista Basic 32 bit 4GB and Vista basic 64 bit 8 GB. I hope I am correct.

March 9th, 2009, 06:53 PM	#5
Roger Shealy Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 772	I'm running Vista 64 Basic with 4GB RAM and Vegas 8 Pro runs fine. Very stable.

March 10th, 2009, 05:15 AM	#7
Roger Shealy Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 772	I tried Vista 32 and had a lot of problems, then switched to 64. It's not really a fair comparison, though, since by the time I switched to 64 a good amount of time (and patches) had occurred.

March 13th, 2009, 05:52 AM	#8
Rob Croll Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 25	I just got the blue screen of death running Vegas on an Intel P4, Vista Home Premium I was browsing the Internet, (these forums in fact) while waiting for a render. The render completed so I clicked open and wamo, the blue screen of death. First time using Vista. Nice thing was when I restarted, Vegas was smart enough to realise this and displayed the auto-saved version of the project with a different name. So once I checked the project, I saved as the original project and nothing was lost. Now that’s very nice. Vegas is a .NET application as I understand so unless there running in unsafe mode it was probably a .NET issue. But then again they probably have old Java programmers working there so … ;)

March 13th, 2009, 05:08 PM	#10
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Roger, I had issues with 32 bit also, mostly IE running like crap. IE runs fine for me in the 64 bit version.

March 13th, 2009, 05:41 PM	#11
Roger Shealy Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 772	Jeff, I use Firefox instead of IE, and it works fine on XP, Vista 32 & 64. This is a little off topic, but with my current computer, I purchased an identical 2nd HDD to clone my OS & application HDD (I have 4 other HDD's for data). I clone the OS/App disk every weekend while sleeping. My primary HDD recently got corrupted, so I just pointed to the back-up disk and lost only a few minor changes since my last back-up. This saved me countless hours reinstalling OS/patches, CS4, Vegas, and about 50 other applications. Cheap insurance for $50!

March 13th, 2009, 10:29 PM	#12
Chris Light Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 49	it is my understanding that Vista Home Premium 32-bit only supports a mazimum of 3gb RAM, but i bought 4GB worth before realizing that. certain diagnostic programs i run easily detect 4gb on my system...so what is Microsoft saying? get 64? they're kind of painting people into corners every chance they get. ah well.

March 14th, 2009, 07:36 AM	#13
Roger Shealy Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 772	Windows 7 will be a better solution. First glimpse looks good. Even a few Apple guys are impressed.

March 14th, 2009, 08:02 AM	#14
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Yes, Roger, the buzz does seem to be very positive. The buzz on the Beta version was so good I almost downloaded it.

March 14th, 2009, 08:22 AM	#15
Roger Shealy Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 772	Jeff, I'd wait. I found it very interesting, but drivers and bugs made us revert back to Vista. Perhaps its a false hope, but maybe MS will do the decent thing and provide a free upgrade for Vista users.