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I was kind of wondering about that. by Fullofkittens 08/04/2009, 10:53am PDT
All our initial tests at work seem to indicate that, with a few exceptions, whatever works in Vista 32 will also work in Windows 7. But who knows about ancient-as-hell programs like ak.sys, which lost support like 6 years ago. They work in XP, kind of work in Vista 32... might work in 7? It seems naive to hope for that.

I'm perfectly fine being one of those guys that keeps an XP machine around forever like guys keep Atari STs around forever, but unfortunately the hardware that XP runs on doesn't seem to be as reliable - can you imagine running a 2003 desktop PC in 2023!? - and the 2003-era hardware doesn't seem to be sticking around for me to keep rebuying it. For example, all the hard drives you can buy now are waaaaaay overpowered for my XP box... which isn't a problem as long as they use the same connectors, I guess?
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Installing a fresh OS onto a laptop by Fullofkittens 08/04/2009, 4:54am PDT NEW
    Re: Installing a fresh OS onto a laptop by CattleHumper 08/04/2009, 5:24am PDT NEW
        Toshiba Satellite NT by Fullofkittens 08/04/2009, 5:55am PDT NEW
            Ok, found the goodies. Stupid question #2: by Fullofkittens 08/04/2009, 6:09am PDT NEW
                Re: Ok, found the goodies. Stupid question #2: by Last 08/04/2009, 6:46am PDT NEW
                Re: Ok, found the goodies. Stupid question #2: by motherfuckerfoodeater 08/04/2009, 9:30am PDT NEW
                    Stick the network drivers on a usb stick or a CD before attempting it NT by Entropy Stew 08/04/2009, 10:22am PDT NEW
                        Here's how dumb I am: I did not consider moving the stuff on a USB stick. by Fullofkittens 08/04/2009, 10:35am PDT NEW
                            Windows 7 is out in a couple months. Sure you don't want to wait? by Entropy Stew 08/04/2009, 10:41am PDT NEW
                                I was kind of wondering about that. by Fullofkittens 08/04/2009, 10:53am PDT NEW
                                    XP Mode RC just came out today by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 08/04/2009, 11:25am PDT NEW
                                        Worth experimenting with, but running midi drivers through a VM? NT by Fullofkittens 08/04/2009, 11:29am PDT NEW
 
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