Win 7, 64 bit will PS work

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:35:49 -0500, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

Hard to say til you, or someone else tries. FWIW I think it will work fine. Windows 7 does support "Windows XP mode". It's a free download from microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

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Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:35:49 -0500, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

BTW - 64 bit Windows 7 is the configuration that I recommend to friends and customers - very zippy with plenty of address space as those images keep getting larger and larger.
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Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com

On 05/03/2010 1:32 PM, Mike Russell wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:35:49 -0500, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

Hard to say til you, or someone else tries. FWIW I think it will work fine. Windows 7 does support "Windows XP mode". It's a free download from microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

If you're running W7 Professional or better

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Bill Idgerant
The poster formerly known as Roger Thaat

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:45:01 -0700, Bill Idgerant
wrote:

On 05/03/2010 1:32 PM, Mike Russell wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:35:49 -0500, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

Hard to say til you, or someone else tries. FWIW I think it will work fine. Windows 7 does support "Windows XP mode". It's a free download from microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

If you're running W7 Professional or better

If not there are other freeware offerings
VmWare
Virtual Box, etc

wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

I don't have any Photoshop version installed on my new built system with Windows 7 64-bit, but I don't see why CS2 won't work with Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit

In general, you will fine quite afew old/new programs won't work with Windows 7. BUT Windows 7 has option to run as older Windows from Windows 95 to Windows Vista, and I have to use this option on several programs.

On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:44:02 -0600, Joel wrote:

wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

I don't have any Photoshop version installed on my new built system with Windows 7 64-bit, but I don't see why CS2 won't work with Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit

In general, you will fine quite afew old/new programs won't work with Windows 7. BUT Windows 7 has option to run as older Windows from Windows 95 to Windows Vista, and I have to use this option on several programs.

Thanks to everyone, will give it a go

On 05/03/2010 11:35 AM, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

I'm running CS3 on a Win 7 64 bit system

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Bill Idgerant
The poster formerly known as Roger Thaat

On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:11:54 GMT, The Old Bloke
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:45:01 -0700, Bill Idgerant
wrote:

On 05/03/2010 1:32 PM, Mike Russell wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:35:49 -0500, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

Hard to say til you, or someone else tries. FWIW I think it will work fine. Windows 7 does support "Windows XP mode". It's a free download from microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

If you're running W7 Professional or better

If not there are other freeware offerings
VmWare
Virtual Box, etc

Coincidentally, I came across this page today :
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/12183/how-to-run-xp-mode-in-v irtualbox-on-windows-7/

Not tried it myself, but it sounds like you can persuade the XP Mode package to install into Sun's VirtualBox.

Alan

On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:21:31 -0700, Bill Idgerant
wrote:

On 05/03/2010 11:35 AM, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

I'm running CS3 on a Win 7 64 bit system

Same here. Win 7 Home Premium x64 + Photoshop CS3 Extended.

Alan

On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:32:21 -0800, Mike Russell
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:35:49 -0500, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

Hard to say til you, or someone else tries. FWIW I think it will work fine. Windows 7 does support "Windows XP mode". It's a free download from microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Works just fine for me. You do need to D/L a little fix from Adobe tho. I use CS3

On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:08:48 +0000, Alan Ralph wrote:

On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:21:31 -0700, Bill Idgerant
wrote:

On 05/03/2010 11:35 AM, wrote:

I'm kind of locked into getting a new Dell, wich comes of course with Windows 7 and the only option is 64 bit,
I afraid the answer is no for what I've read but will I be able to load and use Photoshop CS 2, version 9 I think it is

I'm running CS3 on a Win 7 64 bit system

Same here. Win 7 Home Premium x64 + Photoshop CS3 Extended.
Alan

Thanks again, I won't be able to use the fix virtual thing from Microsoft because I have the home edition. Wonder why it's not listed?