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Post by muskrat26 on Sept 15, 2010 6:57:54 GMT
I understand that if I install Windows 7 on my XP that my Adobe acrobat Pro 6 won't work on it. I appreciate that this version is old but I really can't afford the huge cost of buying a new version and I know what I am doing with version 6 which I use a lot.
I think to purchase a compatible version for windows 7 would cost in the region of about £500. Is there any patch available at all? (NOT through Adobe.....say no more!)
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Post by ken on Sept 15, 2010 7:57:16 GMT
Sites where you can still download it, say Windows all versions Von. I dont really see any reason that it wouldn't work. Its only really some older hardware, 16 bit graphics and DOS, that dont work with Win7 and none of that applies to Acrobat 6. I've had a bat round the forums and haven't found any warnings about it not working.
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Post by mikkh on Sept 15, 2010 9:13:07 GMT
There's always compatibility mode to try if it doesn't work If you're upgrading, a list of known problems (software wise) will appear before you install
You could also dual boot - have XP and 7 on the machine, assuming you have the HD space And you could even run XP inside 7 via 'virtualbox' or similar, if you have plenty of RAM.
All of which depends on your current machine - is it good enough to take Windows 7? It's a big step up from XP resource wise, which came out in 2001and will run on virtually any PC
Windows 7 requires at least a 2 Ghz CPU, at least 2 GB of RAM and a better than average graphics card
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Post by ken on Sept 15, 2010 9:29:29 GMT
You can run a compatibility test on Microsoft site, to find out if your computer is up to scratch. I have found that quite low end graphics will work as long as they are not too old. Graphics have come so far now, that even low end are better than top end a few years ago. My old laptop only scores about 2.1 for graphics, but it still works well.
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Post by muskrat26 on Sept 17, 2010 9:05:08 GMT
Thank you Ken and Mikkh, I did run a windows compatibility program on my XP which advises me that my baby would take an upgrade with no problems but advised me that my adobe version would no longer work upgrading. I really do use this a lot and the thoughts of not having it stops me from purchasing an upgrade.
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Post by ken on Sept 17, 2010 9:28:54 GMT
Personally I wouldn't take too much notice of that Von, Adobe probably paid them to say it to flog more copies of ther overpriced upgrades. I dont really know what to suggest, in case I'm wrong. I have looked for a trial of it, then I could install it and let you know. When I go to these sites offering it, they suddenly only have the latest version. I can get a copy of the free reader, but that wont tell me if the conversion part works. To spend 120 quid and then find out you cant use one or the other is a bit steep. As Mikk suggested, you could run it on a virtual XP machine inside of Win7. I dont know how you would feel about doing that. Virtual machines are not hard to set up, but they are not everybodies cup of tea.
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