Vista - Re: older drivers and big problems

"sdjeff" <socialdeviantjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:sdjeff.2qci7c@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...
>
> Hi,
>
> I recently put together a pretty nice computer for photoshop, painter,
> qwark, and Sonar (audio studio).
>
> In brief,
> ASUS P5n-SLI mobo
> Intel QUAD CORE 2.4 ghz CPU
> 2 gigs DDR2 RAM
> 900 gb storage over 3 drives
> dual 19" monitors
> and so on
>
> So I rgought I'd be the coolest kid on the block and get Vista home
> premium 64.
>
> After a somewhat rocky start, the computer is running well. Except I
> have some outboard equipment (presonus firebox, Maudio keystation 88
> pro and Korg padkontrol if you would like to know)
>
> Problem is, Vista refuses to intall the drivers for these devices. they
> are all the latest XP drivers. I got vista drivers for one device, the
> firepod, but haven't tried them yet.
>
> Am I missing something? Is there no legacy support in Vista? If so, if
> i bought XP would it even be able to utilize the quad core CPU? Is
> there a fix in Vista for this type of thing?

If it's not on the list, it's not Vista compliant, but you can check for a
later list.

http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/inde...howtopic=10411

You can right-click a short-cut or an exe and go to Properties and select
the Compatibility tab, where you can run a program in compatibility mode.
It's worth a shot.

You can also do this.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx

sdjeff <socialdeviantjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:sdjeff.2qcv6t@no-mx.tabletquestions.com:

>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I recently put together a pretty nice computer for photoshop,
>> painter,
>> > qwark, and Sonar (audio studio).
>> >
>> > In brief,
>> > ASUS P5n-SLI mobo
>> > Intel QUAD CORE 2.4 ghz CPU
>> > 2 gigs DDR2 RAM
>> > 900 gb storage over 3 drives
>> > dual 19" monitors
>> > and so on
>> >
>> > So I rgought I'd be the coolest kid on the block and get Vista
>> > home premium 64.
>> >
>> > After a somewhat rocky start, the computer is running well.
>> > Except I have some outboard equipment (presonus firebox, Maudio
>> > keystation 88 pro and Korg padkontrol if you would like to
>> > know)
>> >
>> > Problem is, Vista refuses to intall the drivers for these
>> > devices.
>> they
>> > are all the latest XP drivers. I got vista drivers for one
>> > device,
>> the
>> > firepod, but haven't tried them yet.
>> >
>> > Am I missing something? Is there no legacy support in Vista? If
>> > so,
>> if
>> > i bought XP would it even be able to utilize the quad core CPU?
>> > Is there a fix in Vista for this type of thing?
>>
>> If it's not on the list, it's not Vista compliant, but you can
>> check for a
>> later list.
>

I'm just curious.......it really sounds as if your into Music
Production in one form or another and that is awesome. So under that
assumption can I ask why aren't you using a MAC?

Don't get me wrong I am PC fan all the way but I even have to
admit MAC's are better suited for the 'Artistic' types so to speak.

Just as I wouldn't buy a MAC to play games or crunch numbers on.
I wouldn't buy a PC to produce music or do graphic work on.

Just for the simple fact of each has a wider support base on those
topics in general.