Vista - Urgent Compatibility Questions

**mystic** · 12-03-2008

I am about to order my new PC right now and I am wondering if the following Programs will work on my Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium (Has the Ultimate Version anything that really makes me to invest the 50 more bucks on it???)

Adobe Photoshop CS-3
mIRC (Gamers.IRC)
Opera (newest)
Mozilla Firefox (newest)
Everest Home Edition (free)
Teamspeak²
Ventrilo (2.1,2.3,3.0)
HLSW (servertool)
QIP (ICQ)
Free YouTube to mp3 Converter
Logitech Setpoint
OpenOffice.org 3.0
xfire (gamers-messenger)
Windows Live Messenger (surely works ;D)
Avira Antivir Personal Free edition
ZoneAlarm Firewall (already heared that it does not work, my beloved firewal

)

I need these Tools for administrating my Servers:
putty
winSCP
Filezilla

Games:
Wolfenstein:EnemyTerritory (already heared that it works but with a few bugs)
Command&Conquer:Generals (For a few it works, for others it doesnt? Why is that the case?)
EnemyTerritory:QuakeWars
Call of duty 4:Modern Warfare
Call of duty 5: world at war
Crysis (including Warhead)
Far Cry 2
GTA 4 (really really really the most important right now

)

Wonder why Programs are working for some Users on 64 bit and for some it doesnt...? Can someone explain this? Is it hardware based or depends which vista 64bit version you have? I don't know.

The most Tools should work on 64 bit? Isn't there an emulator for 32 bit just like WINE on linux?

Thanks for all Answers

**johngalt** · 12-04-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by mystic

I am about to order my new PC right now and I am wondering if the following Programs will work on my Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium (Has the Ultimate Version anything that really makes me to invest the 50 more bucks on it???)

Adobe Photoshop CS-3
mIRC (Gamers.IRC)
Opera (newest) <-- works like a charm
Mozilla Firefox (newest) <-- works like a charm
Everest Home Edition (free)
Teamspeak²
Ventrilo (2.1,2.3,3.0)
HLSW (servertool)
QIP (ICQ)
Free YouTube to mp3 Converter
Logitech Setpoint <-- works like a charm - Has a separate 64bit version to download
OpenOffice.org 3.0 <-- works like a charm
xfire (gamers-messenger)
Windows Live Messenger (surely works ;D) <-- works like a charm
Avira Antivir Personal Free edition
ZoneAlarm Firewall (already heared that it does not work, my beloved firewal

)

I need these Tools for administrating my Servers:
putty <-- works like a charm
winSCP <-- works like a charm
Filezilla <-- works like a charm

Games:
Wolfenstein:EnemyTerritory (already heared that it works but with a few bugs)
Command&Conquer:Generals (For a few it works, for others it doesnt? Why is that the case?)
EnemyTerritory:QuakeWars
Call of duty 4:Modern Warfare
Call of duty 5: world at war
Crysis (including Warhead) <-- works like a charm, and has a 64bit loader when it detects taht your OS is 64bit - which is actually better performance-wise
Far Cry 2
GTA 4 (really really really the most important right now

)

Wonder why Programs are working for some Users on 64 bit and for some it doesnt...? Can someone explain this? Is it hardware based or depends which vista 64bit version you have? I don't know.

The most Tools should work on 64 bit? Isn't there an emulator for 32 bit just like WINE on linux?

Thanks for all Answers

Now, do realize this - any program that is 32bit and does *not* require specialized drivers will always work in a 64bit OS - you can't take 64bit programs into a 32bit OS, though. Also, I am not sure about others, but I have had no issues that I can recall playing Generals when I first built this rig, but I'll double check....

As for emulator, yeah, it is built into the OS - WOW64 (Windows On Windows 64bit). So, yeah, 70% of my apps are still 32bit.

Finally, there *is* a 64bit version of Firefox that you can build yourself (or download from a couple of builders) - but there is no 64bit Flash, and no plugins for 64bit JAVA (there *is* 64bit JAVA though) so I stick with the 32bit browsers. I am currently running Fx 3.1B1 without a hitch, and have been running it since 3.1a1 first came out.

I *do* use the 64bit version of Thunderbird as I check 12-14 accounts with Thunderbird and I like the speediness of the multi-threaded email program.

**swarfega** · 12-04-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by mystic

I am about to order my new PC right now and I am wondering if the following Programs will work on my Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium (Has the Ultimate Version anything that really makes me to invest the 50 more bucks on it???)

Adobe Photoshop CS-3
mIRC (Gamers.IRC) <--works
Opera (newest) <--works
Mozilla Firefox (newest) <--works
Everest Home Edition (free) <--ultimate edition works so assuming this does too
Teamspeak²
Ventrilo (2.1,2.3,3.0)
HLSW (servertool) <--works
QIP (ICQ)
Free YouTube to mp3 Converter
Logitech Setpoint
OpenOffice.org 3.0 <--works
xfire (gamers-messenger)
Windows Live Messenger (surely works ;D) <--works
Avira Antivir Personal Free edition <--works
ZoneAlarm Firewall (already heared that it does not work, my beloved firewal

)

I need these Tools for administrating my Servers:
putty <--works (there is a 64-bit 3rd party compile for windows, google for it)
winSCP <--works
Filezilla <--works

Games:
Wolfenstein:EnemyTerritory (already heared that it works but with a few bugs)
Command&Conquer:Generals (For a few it works, for others it doesnt? Why is that the case?)
EnemyTerritory:QuakeWars
Call of duty 4:Modern Warfare
Call of duty 5: world at war
Crysis (including Warhead)
Far Cry 2
GTA 4 (really really really the most important right now

)

Wonder why Programs are working for some Users on 64 bit and for some it doesnt...? Can someone explain this? Is it hardware based or depends which vista 64bit version you have? I don't know.

The most Tools should work on 64 bit? Isn't there an emulator for 32 bit just like WINE on linux?

Thanks for all Answers

you shouuld also check out http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/

12-03-2008	#1 (permalink)
mystic Currently Windows XP SP3, but planning to get a new System with Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit 18 posts	Urgent Compatibility Questions I am about to order my new PC right now and I am wondering if the following Programs will work on my Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium (Has the Ultimate Version anything that really makes me to invest the 50 more bucks on it???) Adobe Photoshop CS-3 mIRC (Gamers.IRC) Opera (newest) Mozilla Firefox (newest) Everest Home Edition (free) Teamspeak² Ventrilo (2.1,2.3,3.0) HLSW (servertool) QIP (ICQ) Free YouTube to mp3 Converter Logitech Setpoint OpenOffice.org 3.0 xfire (gamers-messenger) Windows Live Messenger (surely works ;D) Avira Antivir Personal Free edition ZoneAlarm Firewall (already heared that it does not work, my beloved firewal ) I need these Tools for administrating my Servers: putty winSCP Filezilla Games: Wolfenstein:EnemyTerritory (already heared that it works but with a few bugs) Command&Conquer:Generals (For a few it works, for others it doesnt? Why is that the case?) EnemyTerritory:QuakeWars Call of duty 4:Modern Warfare Call of duty 5: world at war Crysis (including Warhead) Far Cry 2 GTA 4 (really really really the most important right now ) Wonder why Programs are working for some Users on 64 bit and for some it doesnt...? Can someone explain this? Is it hardware based or depends which vista 64bit version you have? I don't know. The most Tools should work on 64 bit? Isn't there an emulator for 32 bit just like WINE on linux? Thanks for all Answers
My System Specs

12-04-2008	#2 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: Urgent Compatibility Questions Quote: Originally Posted by mystic I am about to order my new PC right now and I am wondering if the following Programs will work on my Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium (Has the Ultimate Version anything that really makes me to invest the 50 more bucks on it???) Adobe Photoshop CS-3 mIRC (Gamers.IRC) Opera (newest) <-- works like a charm Mozilla Firefox (newest) <-- works like a charm Everest Home Edition (free) Teamspeak² Ventrilo (2.1,2.3,3.0) HLSW (servertool) QIP (ICQ) Free YouTube to mp3 Converter Logitech Setpoint <-- works like a charm - Has a separate 64bit version to download OpenOffice.org 3.0 <-- works like a charm xfire (gamers-messenger) Windows Live Messenger (surely works ;D) <-- works like a charm Avira Antivir Personal Free edition ZoneAlarm Firewall (already heared that it does not work, my beloved firewal ) I need these Tools for administrating my Servers: putty <-- works like a charm winSCP <-- works like a charm Filezilla <-- works like a charm Games: Wolfenstein:EnemyTerritory (already heared that it works but with a few bugs) Command&Conquer:Generals (For a few it works, for others it doesnt? Why is that the case?) EnemyTerritory:QuakeWars Call of duty 4:Modern Warfare Call of duty 5: world at war Crysis (including Warhead) <-- works like a charm, and has a 64bit loader when it detects taht your OS is 64bit - which is actually better performance-wise Far Cry 2 GTA 4 (really really really the most important right now ) Wonder why Programs are working for some Users on 64 bit and for some it doesnt...? Can someone explain this? Is it hardware based or depends which vista 64bit version you have? I don't know. The most Tools should work on 64 bit? Isn't there an emulator for 32 bit just like WINE on linux? Thanks for all Answers Now, do realize this - any program that is 32bit and does not require specialized drivers will always work in a 64bit OS - you can't take 64bit programs into a 32bit OS, though. Also, I am not sure about others, but I have had no issues that I can recall playing Generals when I first built this rig, but I'll double check.... As for emulator, yeah, it is built into the OS - WOW64 (Windows On Windows 64bit). So, yeah, 70% of my apps are still 32bit. Finally, there is a 64bit version of Firefox that you can build yourself (or download from a couple of builders) - but there is no 64bit Flash, and no plugins for 64bit JAVA (there is 64bit JAVA though) so I stick with the 32bit browsers. I am currently running Fx 3.1B1 without a hitch, and have been running it since 3.1a1 first came out. I do use the 64bit version of Thunderbird as I check 12-14 accounts with Thunderbird and I like the speediness of the multi-threaded email program.
My System Specs

12-04-2008	#3 (permalink)
swarfega Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 403 posts	Re: Urgent Compatibility Questions Quote: Originally Posted by mystic I am about to order my new PC right now and I am wondering if the following Programs will work on my Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium (Has the Ultimate Version anything that really makes me to invest the 50 more bucks on it???) Adobe Photoshop CS-3 mIRC (Gamers.IRC) <--works Opera (newest) <--works Mozilla Firefox (newest) <--works Everest Home Edition (free) <--ultimate edition works so assuming this does too Teamspeak² Ventrilo (2.1,2.3,3.0) HLSW (servertool) <--works QIP (ICQ) Free YouTube to mp3 Converter Logitech Setpoint OpenOffice.org 3.0 <--works xfire (gamers-messenger) Windows Live Messenger (surely works ;D) <--works Avira Antivir Personal Free edition <--works ZoneAlarm Firewall (already heared that it does not work, my beloved firewal ) I need these Tools for administrating my Servers: putty <--works (there is a 64-bit 3rd party compile for windows, google for it) winSCP <--works Filezilla <--works Games: Wolfenstein:EnemyTerritory (already heared that it works but with a few bugs) Command&Conquer:Generals (For a few it works, for others it doesnt? Why is that the case?) EnemyTerritory:QuakeWars Call of duty 4:Modern Warfare Call of duty 5: world at war Crysis (including Warhead) Far Cry 2 GTA 4 (really really really the most important right now ) Wonder why Programs are working for some Users on 64 bit and for some it doesnt...? Can someone explain this? Is it hardware based or depends which vista 64bit version you have? I don't know. The most Tools should work on 64 bit? Isn't there an emulator for 32 bit just like WINE on linux? Thanks for all Answers you shouuld also check out http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/
My System Specs

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