VIZ 2007 and Vista

[stefan.boeykens]

Can you install and use VIZ 2007 on Windows Vista RC1?

I have installed the 64-bit version of Vista and am slowly installing my programs into it (although most of them are still 32-bit programs).

I guess the official answer would be: "only when Vista is released", but does anyone here tried it yet?

[Steve_Bennett]

VIZ 2007 is still a 32 bit application. That being said, treat it like your other 32 bit apps. If you have problems, expect Autodesk to refuse support since it is on an unsupported platform.

Now if you said you were installing MAX 9 on Vista, then we would be having a very different discussion...

[GuyR]

Stefan,

OT, but with no applications running how much RAM is Vista using with whatever candy you have running on the desktop?

Guy

[stefan.boeykens]

Stefan,

OT, but with no applications running how much RAM is Vista using with whatever candy you have running on the desktop?

Guy

About 46% RAM usage (I have 2 GB and a Quadro FX 1400 with nVidia latest Forceware drivers 96.33). The Aero interface is enabled. I have two monitors attached and set at 1280x1024.

I assume the 46% includes all preloaded DLLs that AutoCAD (and some other applications) load in RAM at startup phase, to launch faster when actually opening AutoCAD. Acrobat does the same, but I haven't installed it yet.

I have the feeling that these drivers are not stable Have had some glitches, AutoCAD 2007 hardware acceleration gives display problems, the OS sometimes starts acting strange.

In short: this is a pre-release version (but at Release Candidate 1 they surpassed the beta-phase).

On a sidenote: cannot load my ArchiCAD 10 commercial in Vista, since the drivers for the hardware dongle are not digitally signed and thus not accepted. I've had to fall back on the student version with banners but without dongle. The software itself works fine.

Revit cannot be installed at the moment.

I know this is pre-release software and thus without support, but in a few months these applications have to be fully supported!

[stefan.boeykens]

VIZ 2007 is still a 32 bit application. That being said, treat it like your other 32 bit apps. If you have problems, expect Autodesk to refuse support since it is on an unsupported platform.

Now if you said you were installing MAX 9 on Vista, then we would be having a very different discussion...

I would love to intall max 9 on it, but it's not released yet... unless someone puts me into beta-testing team, but that's a bit late now

I've seen a demo yesterday and it was impressive:
- performance enhancements
- better mental ray integration and a nice Architectural shader.

Not many "new" features, but I don't think users demand this at the moment.