Doug Steele
dbdoug at gmail.com
Thu Aug 22 11:29:26 CDT 2013
Access 2003/2007/2010 on Win7 64 bit all work fine for me. Doug On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Brad Marks <BradM at blackforestltd.com>wrote: > Jim and John, > > Thanks for your insights into Win-7 and Win-8. > > If we go with Windows-7 64-bit, will we be able to run our existing > Access 2007 applications? > > Thanks, > Brad > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 9:40 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Cc: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Future of Windows XP > > Your correct on xp, but that doesn't mean it will stop working. Just no > more support or updates. > > Win 7 is where everyone is heading to...I don't see win 8 except on > tablets. Microsoft may change that with the update coming out, which > brings back the start menu and the familiar desktop. > > And yes, both require more horsepower and certainly more memory. > I usually spec out 4GB on stations. > > Jim > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 19, 2013, at 3:07 PM, "Brad Marks" <BradM at blackforestltd.com> > wrote: > > > All, > > > > I work part time for a small manufacturing firm (about 50 employees) > > with a very limited IT budget. > > > > Currently there are about 20 older PCs running Windows XP (SP3). > > There are two purchased application systems and a number of Access > > 2007 applications. > > > > It is my understanding that Microsoft is dropping all support > > (including security updates) for XP in April of 2014. > > > > My background is primarily in application development and database > > administration. In the past, I have relied on fellow employees for > > "Operating System issues". > > > > I have some dumb questions. > > > > How serious is the issue of Microsoft dropping all support for XP next > > > April? > > > > What are most firms migrating to? Win-7? Win-8? > > > > I would guess that either Win-7 or Win-8 will need more horsepower > > than XP and neither will run very well on older PCs. True? > > > > Will Access 2007 applications run Okay with either Win-7 or Win-8? > > > > Thanks, > > Brad > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > This message was scanned by ESVA and is believed to be clean. > Click here to report this message as spam. > http://h0stname/cgi-bin/learn-msg.cgi?id=E72B628899.BC510 > > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >