Vista and windows xp applications

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Do they work on Windows. I have not used Vista as yet. I have ordered it and I am waiting it to arrive.
I wish to install it on my Dell Power Edge 400 SC server to be used as desktop.
I have lots of applications which work on XP Pro ,will they work on Vista ?
Please let me know so that if they will not then I have to cancel the order for Vista.

Oh and yes which video card should I buy for this server grade dinosaur ?

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Re: Vista and windows xp applications

Yea they must have backward compatibility. I don't see any reason that they shouldn't work.

Do upgrade your RAM to atleast 4Mb.

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Re: Vista and windows xp applications

It depends on your list of applications. There are some versions of application that don't work on Vista. Just make sure u have the right versions. Most apps have done free upgrades to support Vista now so you should be in good shape.

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Re: Vista and windows xp applications

It depends what softwares you use. some softwares dun work on VISTA, check with the vender if the program is VISTA compatible or not.

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4MB… Vista’s calculator would take more than that :hehe:

on the real note… Vista 32 Bit only supports 3 GB max… It will show 4GB in my computer> properties, but in reality ( lets say Task manager) it will only use 3 GB..

So its going to be waste to get 4GB… Better get Vista 64 bit or wait for Windows 7

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you mean 4GB :P

Yes, shouldn't be a problem. I have been using Vista Ultimate x64 ever since its release, and had no problem running any application. Sometimes you do get a warning about a program not being compatible with vista. that only happened to me once with Ipswitch WS_FTP. But an upgrade made that go away.

Any VGA card should be fine, any that fits in it, depending your needs?!