Changing O.S from XP (32 bits) to Vista (64 bits)

[Steve Rhoden]

Why not Windows 7 64bit instead of Vista 64bit?

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
1-876-832-4956

[Mike Kujbida]

I agree with Steve.
Vista had more than it’s share of problems but Windows 7 has been, from all reports, a very stable OS.

[John Rofrano]

[Theo Dorus] “Can I run my Vegas pro 9 (32 bits) on Vista (64 bits) or is it necessary tu use my (XP) O.S.?”

Yes, you can run many 32-bit applications on a 64-bit operating systems including Vegas Pro 9.0 32-bit so there is no need to keep your XP PC around. You can also run Vegas Pro 9.0 64-bit (it’s free if you own the 32-bit version because there is one license for both).

I have to agree with Steve and Mike, I wouldn’t use Vista if you paid me. It was a bloated buggy OS at best and I actually pre-ordered Windows 7 64-bit and upgraded the first day it came out (which I never do) just to get away from Vista. With Windows 8 just a month away, this is not a good time to upgrade your OS but if you have to, upgrade to Windows 7 64-bit.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Steve Rhoden]

I stayed with Windows XP SP3 all the way through and went directly
to Windows 7 when it came out. Didnt touch Vista with a long stick.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
1-876-832-4956

[Graham Bernard]

My latest PC was my first leap into 64bit, and that was Win7. I read all the stuff about Vista and held on until something better came along.

From what I had read on the SONY site; asked questions on forums and worked closely with my PC Builder, I now have a PC that is optimised for what Sony wants in a pc for Vegas. Consequently “bugs” I come across I’m more than convinced it is a “code” issue rather than my hardware or OS.

Cheers

Grazie

[Theo Dorus]

thanks,
the point is this:
For a month ago I lived abroad.
There I worked with Vegas pro 9 on Windows XP (32 bits), an old (slow) machine
I had to move back to the Netherlands and I took only the HD.

Here I like to configurate a new pc, but at the moment there is a little financial problem.
To bridge the time I can buy a second hand PC with Windows Vista 64 bits.
So, I thought, I have two options:
– to use Vegas Pro 9 on the Vista O.S.
– to use the “old” XP harddisk (all software is well configurated) into the new machine and use the XP HD f.e. as a slave.

For some reasons I prefered the first option.
But however, I hope this solution will be necessary only for a few months.

kindly regards, theo

[Steve Rhoden]

[For some reasons I prefered the first option.]
OK. Well,you asked and we gave you our recommendation.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
1-876-832-4956

[Nigel O’neill]

[Theo Dorus] “I like to use my former HD (XP pc) as a slave in the Vista pc.”

I am not sure what you mean by slave here. If you are referring to being simply able to access your Vegas projects, then you could ‘slave’ the drive to access files on it.

I am with all the other Cow Leaders that Vista is a waste of time. Like John, I started with Vista and actually used it for about 2 months. Lots of crashes later, I bit the bullet and upgraded to Windows 7. Only 1 crash due to USB video card driver, but I knew what it was straight away as I was updating the driver when it happened.

If I were you, I would be seriously considering 64 bit Windows as that is the future of Vegas 12 plugins, and many applications are headed that way.

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 11 (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Graham Bernard]

Theo, ASAP, migrate to 64bit. I understand the budgetary restraints – oh yes! – but if you want to keep editing, on a tried and tested way, use the OLD VP9 setup and just keep going. Get your finances together and plan your upgrade path and keep updating your knowledge on the NEW box. I spent at least 4 months working on the spec. and here it is:-

Windows Version: 7 64-bit
RAM: 16gb
Processor: Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz
Video Card: 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti – 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA – D
Sound Card: External PreSonus Audiobox
Video Capture: PanaDeck THEN onto 1394; CF Card Reader
CD Burner: see below
DVD Burner: 12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Camera: Canon: XF300 (HD) & XM2 (SD)

Graphics Card Driver:- Installed : 11 Aug 2012 | Ver : 8.17.13.142 | Date : 15 May 2012

The real guts of this is that nVidia card which plays nicely with the Intel i7 2600k

So, you’ve got much work to do in researching and planning your pathway.

It’s time for a clean sweep. Be assured that as the plugs are going 64bit, there has to be a reason why.

Get to Win7 as fast as your finances can support and as planned as you can – anything else will only give you more grief.

Cheers

Grazie

[Steve Rhoden]

We understand when you say you haven’t got the finances right now,
But the best option in the long run should be clear to you by now.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
1-876-832-4956