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Originally Posted by Brian Brown (Post 966689)

Hi Jay:

I've been using Vista 64-bit for over a year now... first with the CS3 suite and now CS4. It allows me to access the full 8GB of RAM in my system, making multi-tasking between the Adobe apps very robust.

HTH,
Brian

Hi Brian. Thanks for your input regarding OS. I just received my brand new HP XW 4600 workstation but unfortunately with Windows XP 64 installed and Vista 64 on a disc if I decide to upgrade and go that route. I spoke to Adobe earlier and they said cs4 should work on XP 64 without any issues. In your opinion ( as well as others on this board ) should I stick with xp 64 or install Vista 64 before installing CS4 ?? A quick response is much appreciated. Thanks in advance. J.

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Originally Posted by Jay Yellamaty (Post 968566)

Hi Jay:
Personally, I have NO experience with XP 64-bit... but I did use XP 32-bit for years. Not only has Vista 64-bit been much more stable for me than XP, I really appreciate some of the new Vista features:
1) breadcrumb navigation is very intuitive and fast
2) search window in any file listing makes finding files a snap
3) start menu search makes finding applications and accessories easy
4) window "snipping" tool is nice (granted, other 3rd party apps do the same thing)
5) the Aero interface is sure "purty" (I did turn off some of the really slick stuff, though, to save RAM and CPU cycles)

Vista 64-bit has just been super stable for me for the last 12 months. I have Perfect Disk defrag my 3TBs of various disc drives on a schedule, so it reboots it once a week for offline defrags. But I bet I haven't been forced to reboot it (due to hardware or software issues) in months.

I find the Apple commercials deriding Vista (as well as a lot of the negative buzz on the street) far, far, far from my own experiences with the OS. Maybe I'm in the minority, or just darn lucky, but I'm really thrilled with it.

And no, I do NOT work for M$. ;-)

HTH,
Brian Brown

If your hardware is working fine under XP64 I would try out CS4 on it before emarking on the drama of a full OS reinstall.

My understanding is CS4 is not *officially* supported on XP64, but that unofficially it should run just fine. CS3 certainly runs well on it.

Thanks Brian and Graham. I should receive CS4 by friday. I will first install on XP64 and do a full test to see if there are any issues before going with a vista 64 install. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Cheers. J.

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Originally Posted by Jay Yellamaty (Post 969123)

Vista 64 is a hell of alot more stable than xp64. I would attempt that first as it takes less time to insall vista than it does xp