X2 and Vista

[Ed@Elite]

We are looking at upgrading our computers and are thinking about going with Windows Vista.

As the title says, does Mastercam X2 work with Vista?

 

Thanks,

 

Ed

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Wait a while before going Vista. Never count on a new release when your business swings on it. I'd say wait until at least the first service pack.

[Storkman]

+1 Matt, great advice. Try it at home if you want. But wait for service pack 1 for work.

[Hardmill]

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Try it at home if you want. But wait for service pack 1 for work.

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Waz wrong Storky too "chicken"

 

 

PEACE

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

I have X2 loaded on the RC1 release of Vista and it working well. Also have MR2 as well.

[Jon Griffin CNC Software]

Internal testing at CNC software seems to indicate that X2 will run on Vista, though its certainly possible that we've missed something. I'm not aware of any beta testers running Vista yet, so most if not all of the testing has been in house. That being said, Vista isn't generally available until Jan 30, so any computer you purchase before then will have XP on it.

[MIL-TFP-41]

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+1 Matt, great advice. Try it at home if you want. But wait for service pack 1 for work.

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[sarcasm]

much like the original Mastercam X

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[Guest]

My reseller at the X2 seminar today "suggested" Vista be waited on until it has be "offically" dubbed as supported.

 

 

More or less

[Ed@Elite]

Thanks everyone for the advice.

[gcode]

bump...

My IT manager is looking to buy new workstations next year. He asked me about X2 and Vista

Is CNC Software going to support Vista and if so

what's the timetable.

How many guys out there are running X2 and Vista

now?? If you are, how is it going???

[HEAVY METAL]

Vista has dropped their open gl support not good for graphic intenisve software. I would stick with xp

[bogusmill]

I suggest you look at this article where they benchmark various programs on the same PC, once with XP and once with Vista. Page 6 & 7 have results for Solidworks, Catia, ProE, UNG.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/29/xp-vs-vista/

[Müřlıń®]

WOW Vista Suxxors bigtime for CAD users....But Microsoft dun care....we represent a small % of the customer base....

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Are those number with the eye candy crap turned on?

[3R!< W3NG3R]

Just a quick question, what is the 'eye candy' as I would like to turn it off too if it isn't already.

[Müřlıń®]

Something tells me that computer hardware is going to make a huge step in some other direction.

 

But they going to wait till they bleed all the money they can from the current PCIX2..... heck AGPX2 hasn't hit the shelf yet and they already dropping open GL.

 

Quadros going to go the way of the Do Do?

[machtek]

Is the eye candy you refer to in XP or Vista, still on 2000 pro!!

 

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

2K Pro has no eye candy. XP is where they added that crap that just saps your video resources dry, and Vista is a HUGE leap in terms of eye candy. For us CAD/CAM/CAE folks, Vista is such a downer. They had the opportunity to clean things up but it appears they screwed the pooch yet again.

 

Are those guys retarded? Open GL is standard for CAD/CAM/CAE. They can't kill support for OpenGL.

[Jack Neelands™]

Killed it they did ...and as it goes only about 10 to 15 percent of the puters out their will actually run Vista properly...larger and bigger requirements ...which means..."NEW PUTERS FOR EVERYBODY!!!!!!" ....of course...Micorsoft confesses that ppl with highend hardware would be capable of taking the upgrade but older puters wont be able to cope.

[gcode]

I found an interesting ActiveX test on the

NVIDIA website

Can you run it?

[Guest SAIPEM]

Vista is a steaming pile of ......

 

Windows Vista ships without an actively developed help system.

 

Microsoft gutted 32-Bit WinHelp from Vista but INCLUDED 16-Bit WinHelp.

Figure that one out.

 

This now means all RoboHelp generated WinHelp files ( and all WInHelp files for that matter) are no longer supported on Vista.

Since WinHelp includes API System calls, it's doubtful Microsoft will add legacy support in a service pack..

 

HTMLHelp is supposed to be the preferred Vista-compatible solution for context help.

However, development on HTML Help stopped quite a long time ago; it's in maintenance (critical updates only).

 

HTMLHelp popups are barely usable (unlike Winhelp popups they cannot be printed, and they don't even position themselves to avoid being hidden under the task bar!).

The only solution to this is to change the PopUp topics to Hyperlinks that are displayed in the default window.

 

So, there you have it, Windows Vista ships without an actively developed help system!

ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!

 

This confirms to me that Visual Studio Professional with an MSDN subscription has outlived its usefullness.

[Müřlıń®]

Visa is all about getting awau from the key generators....

 

A futile attempt to out manuver the hackers...

 

Kinda sad because we....I mean.... those nasty hackers just go right around the security lol....

 

j/k I am in no means a hacker

[Guest SAIPEM]

I think this says it all.

 

 

[crazy^millman]

This is what I got when I tested my laptop.

 

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FAIL: Sorry, your CPU does not meet this minimum requirement. It may be time to purchase a more powerful computer to make your life easier. Click the 'We Recommend' button to discover how you can.

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Great my 6 month old laptop is crap huh.

[Guest SAIPEM]

I think it's time to get a Dell M90 while I can still get Windows Xp on it.