Check carefully that all your hardware will work with Vista. I bought a new computer with Vista OS last year. My Hewlett Packard scanner will not work with it. At first HP thought they were going to provide a driver to enable it to work then decided that the model was too old and they would not provide a driver for it. So I had to get a new scanner even though my old one had worked perfectly. So I got a scanner/printer combined as my printer didn't quite work as it should have with Vista. Now I have to pay an arm and a leg for ink cartridges for the new printer. I could get generic ink cartridges for my old printer that were 1/3 of the price but there are no generic cartridges available for my new printer so far. PAF 5 works fine with Vista though. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 1:32 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Paf % Vista > To Gary and all others thank you for the information on vista.? Yes, to me > OPS in operating system. > > Bob Trapp > Fairfield, CA > > > From: "Gary Templeman" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > It is unlikely you would need to re-purchase ALL your software. For > specific > programs you should go to the company and read their information about > Vista > compatibility. Many programs such as PAF will run fine, others may have a > free patch or update (depending on how old the program is), and others > will > need to be upgraded to a new version. > > I would also suggest running the Vista Upgrade Advisor > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx > > It will give you a report on the compatibility of your current software > (even though you are not planning on installing vista on the current > laptop). > > Finally, if you do have particular programs that would be expensive to > update and will not run on Vista, consider getting a new computer that > still > has XP (Dell is selling them), or dual boot XP and Vista. You have an XP > license with your current laptop, and IF you have a real XP installation > disk (not a restore disk) it is perfectly legal to take XP off your > current > computer and install it on the new. We need to stop letting Microsoft > create > these ripple effects of forced upgrades to otherwise perfectly good > software > that we have purchased. If more people just say no to Vista, it will be a > short term OS like Windows ME. > > Gary Templeman > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:01 am > Subject: PAF-5-USERS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 28 > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. vista?? ops ([email protected]) > 2. Re: vista?? ops (Ross G.H. Cotton) > 3. Re: vista?? ops (Gary Templeman) > 4. Re: vista?? ops (Gary Templeman) > 5. Re: vista?? ops (Leta Christiansen) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 10:21:06 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I use a laptop with an XP ops and need to buy a new one. After talking > to > the sales people at the computer store is seems I have to repurchase all > of > the programs I use again to run in the vista ops. Does this hold true > for PAF > 5.2? or will it run OK with the Vista ops? > > Bob > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 10:36:36 -0500 > From: "Ross G.H. Cotton" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Bob > I don't know what you mean by OPS, but I have Windows Vista, Home Premium, > on my laptop and after many problems, over 6 months, that turned out to be > mine, my inability to recognise a change in thinking, I have no problems > with PAF5. The only program that I had to buy was an update for > WordPerfect > to version X3, for $30.00. > > The only problem I have is with my other genealogy program RootsMagic, as > I > can't create a large Wall Chart in a format that I can have my local > Graphics Print shop, make a copy. > > The beauty of Window Vista is that they have included a Compatibilityb > Mode > Wizard that helps you "Run Older Programs on Vista". > > Best of luck. > > > Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 > Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma > I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above > > GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 > Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide > see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:21 AM > Subject: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > > >>I use a laptop with an XP ops and need to buy a new one. After talking >>to >> the sales people at the computer store is seems I have to repurchase all >> of >> the programs I use again to run in the vista ops. Does this hold true >> for PAF >> 5.2? or will it run OK with the Vista ops? >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. >> (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ >> 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:49:05 -0800 > From: "Gary Templeman" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I believe he means OPerating System. > > Gary Templeman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ross G.H. Cotton" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 7:36 AM > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > > >> Bob >> I don't know what you mean by OPS, but I have Windows Vista, Home >> Premium, >> on my laptop and after many problems, over 6 months, that turned out to >> be >> mine, my inability to recognise a change in thinking, I have no problems >> with PAF5. The only program that I had to buy was an update for >> WordPerfect >> to version X3, for $30.00. >> >> The only problem I have is with my other genealogy program RootsMagic, as >> I >> can't create a large Wall Chart in a format that I can have my local >> Graphics Print shop, make a copy. >> >> The beauty of Window Vista is that they have included a Compatibilityb >> Mode >> Wizard that helps you "Run Older Programs on Vista". >> >> Best of luck. >> >> >> Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 >> Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma >> I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above >> >> GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 >> Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide >> see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:21 AM >> Subject: [PAF-5] vista?? ops >> >> >>>I use a laptop with an XP ops and need to buy a new one. After talking >>>to >>> the sales people at the computer store is seems I have to repurchase >>> all >>> of >>> the programs I use again to run in the vista ops. Does this hold true >>> for PAF >>> 5.2? or will it run OK with the Vista ops? >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >>> **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. >>> (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ >>> 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:02:24 -0800 > From: "Gary Templeman" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] vista?? ops >To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > It is unlikely you would need to re-purchase ALL your software. For > specific > programs you should go to the company and read their information about > Vista > compatibility. Many programs such as PAF will run fine, others may have a > free patch or update (depending on how old the program is), and others > will > need to be upgraded to a new version. > > I would also suggest running the Vista Upgrade Advisor > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx > > It will give you a report on the compatibility of your current software > (even though you are not planning on installing vista on the current > laptop). > > Finally, if you do have particular programs that would be expensive to > update and will not run on Vista, consider getting a new computer that > still > has XP (Dell is selling them), or dual boot XP and Vista. You have an XP > license with your current laptop, and IF you have a real XP installation > disk (not a restore disk) it is perfectly legal to take XP off your > current > computer and install it on the new. We need to stop letting Microsoft > create > these ripple effects of forced upgrades to otherwise perfectly good > software > that we have purchased. If more people just say no to Vista, it will be a > short term OS like Windows ME. > > Gary Templeman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 7:21 AM > Subject: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > > >>I use a laptop with an XP ops and need to buy a new one. After talking >>to >> the sales people at the computer store is seems I have to repurchase all >> of >> the programs I use again to run in the vista ops. Does this hold true >> for PAF >> 5.2? or will it run OK with the Vista ops? >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. >> (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ >> 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 15:31:25 -0800 > From: "Leta Christiansen" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > PAF5 works just great in Vista. Been there, Done That. > Leta in SF > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 7:21 AM > Subject: [PAF-5] vista?? ops > > >>I use a laptop with an XP ops and need to buy a new one. After talking >>to >> the sales people at the computer store is seems I have to repurchase all >> of >> the programs I use again to run in the vista ops. Does this hold true >> for PAF >> 5.2? or will it run OK with the Vista ops? >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> **************Ideas to please picky eaters. 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