Is it's Windows Vista Home premium 64-bit compatible with CS 3 ?
The computer guy at the store was not sure.
if not, what do i do?
Thanks -
Sandy, the computer ILLiterate
Posted by Chris Hominuk on February 14, 2008 at 7:52 AM
Hi Sandy. I haven't had any problems, and it seems to work just fine.
NikonCapture however is supposed to only work with the 32 bit version,but I can run it on 64 bit too.
Posted by Tom Merigan on February 14, 2008 at 1:19 PM
Sandy That combo has worked for me as well! Tom
Posted by Norman MacLeod on February 14, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Sandy —
When I was shopping for a new computer, I was not able to find what I needed, so I ended up building my own, saving a bunch of money, and ending up with exactly what I needed. It toook me only a day to build the system when the bits and pieces arrived.
If the prospect of doing this is too daunting for you . . . and believe, me, it is more than most people want to tangle with . . . there is likely a local computer service outfit . . . or real knowledgeable "yute" living close by who would do a good job of putting it together for a few bucks. The experience I had, though, indicates that so long as you follow the destructions carefully and don't short-cut anything, as a member of the general public, you, too, can pull this off and have a Real Big Deal Accomplished feeling at the end of the day.
Having a contract that necessitates me doing large panoramas, I've also switched out the memory, and now have a full 8 GB of RAM working on the images . . . which makes a significant time difference.
I'm using CS3 on a dual core 64 bit system. I'm not using Windows Vista Home Premium, though . . . I saved more than enough on the system build to spring for Vista Ultimate, so that I would have full access to all services in the operating system. I don't think I'd want to be doing high-end anything without that.
(Moderator . . . can I reaveal the secret of where I get my compuker parts from a quality supplier that won't charge an arm and a leg, your firstborn child, and the dog and two cats?)
Building your own is an adventure . . . but it sure as heck strips away a good chunk of the stark-naked magic of compukerdumb!
thank you, thank you, thank you - ALL of you!
Love this forum!
sandy r
Posted by Jack Garrett on February 14, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Sandy, You shouldn't have any problem with CS3 at all. I've been running it for about 6 months now. A 64 bit operating system simply means it will run 64 bit programs/apps as they become more available but it is always backward compatible to 32 bit stuff. Same thing goes for the processor. The quad you asked me about should run both 64 and 32 bit.
Jack
Posted by Greg Barteluk on February 14, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Sandy: I am not very computer savvy either, but like Norman I built my own and saved a bunch of money. I run 64 bit Vista ultimate with a quad core and 8GBs of RAM and it smokes along nicely, particularly when doing batch convervsions or very large photomerges. One huge advantage of 64 bits is that the OS will use as much RAM as you can afford. The 32 bit tops out at a little over 3 gigs, and CS3 (a RAM hog from you know where) will use even less, I think around 2.7 gigs. There are limits to how much RAM CS3 will utilize with a 64-bit OS and that is addressed on this adobe link: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401088 . Here are a couple of other related adobe forums: http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3c06063b/2 and http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bc4a157/11 . Happy reading.
Posted by Greg Barteluk on February 15, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Sandy: If I haven't already scared you away with all the other links, here's another. It's a blog hosted by an Adobe CS3 creator who discusses the "eventual" introduction of a 64-bit version of photoshop. It's a lengthy blog, but there are some real gems of information for the patient reader. Again, happy reading. http://blogs.adobe.com/scottbyer/2006/12/64_bitswhen.html#comments
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7 repliesIs it's Windows Vista Home premium 64-bit compatible with CS 3 ?
The computer guy at the store was not sure.
if not, what do i do?
Thanks -
Sandy, the computer ILLiterate
NikonCapture however is supposed to only work with the 32 bit version,but I can run it on 64 bit too.
When I was shopping for a new computer, I was not able to find what I needed, so I ended up building my own, saving a bunch of money, and ending up with exactly what I needed. It toook me only a day to build the system when the bits and pieces arrived.
If the prospect of doing this is too daunting for you . . . and believe, me, it is more than most people want to tangle with . . . there is likely a local computer service outfit . . . or real knowledgeable "yute" living close by who would do a good job of putting it together for a few bucks. The experience I had, though, indicates that so long as you follow the destructions carefully and don't short-cut anything, as a member of the general public, you, too, can pull this off and have a Real Big Deal Accomplished feeling at the end of the day.
Having a contract that necessitates me doing large panoramas, I've also switched out the memory, and now have a full 8 GB of RAM working on the images . . . which makes a significant time difference.
I'm using CS3 on a dual core 64 bit system. I'm not using Windows Vista Home Premium, though . . . I saved more than enough on the system build to spring for Vista Ultimate, so that I would have full access to all services in the operating system. I don't think I'd want to be doing high-end anything without that.
(Moderator . . . can I reaveal the secret of where I get my compuker parts from a quality supplier that won't charge an arm and a leg, your firstborn child, and the dog and two cats?)
Building your own is an adventure . . . but it sure as heck strips away a good chunk of the stark-naked magic of compukerdumb!
Love this forum!
sandy r
Jack