XP64, Windows 7 or Linux?

[arphaus]

I've been unimpressed with Vista in the 9 months I've had it. I'm going to try either XP64 or Windows 7 as a dual boot next week. XP64 is a bit tricky since it requires a few hacked drivers (Lenovo does not support XP64 on my laptop), while reviews of Windows 7 have been quite positive (W7 drivers work fine).

Obviously, there are plenty of folks happy with XP64 (and frankly that would be my 1st choice were it not for driver issues). Can anyone here vouch for Windows 7 & FL Studio?

I suppose Linux/WINE is another option, but I'd still have to run XP inside Linux for Adobe CS4 apps, so it's a distant 3rd option.

[MyOpe]

I have win7rc installed. Audio drivers (emu pr...

[arphaus]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I don't ha...

[Labelwhore]

I'm using Windows 7 RC and have had nothing but...

[arphaus]

Sounds good. Do you find it better performance...

[Labelwhore]

arphaus wrote:Sounds good. Do you find it bett...

[arphaus]

Any issues with program compatibility? For the...

[kitekrazy]

arphaus wrote:I've been unimpressed with Vista ...

[arphaus]

I've spent a lot of time with Ubuntu, and the m...

[chris]

duel boot w7 with ubuntu would be my favorite o...

[arphaus]

I dualbooted Windows for years, both 98 & X...

[Digidirt]

This might help in making a decision I currentl...

[arphaus]

That's a smart method of dual-booting, since it...

[chris]

arphaus wrote:That's a smart method of dual-boo...

[arphaus]

chris wrote:adobe apps work in WINE as well. N...

[Digidirt]

arphaus wrote: only issue is that 16gb flash dr...

[arphaus]

I'll take a peak at the Ubuntu thread - if the ...

[kitekrazy]

arphaus wrote:That's a smart method of dual-boo...

[kitekrazy]

Has anyone tried the 64bit version of Ubuntu fr...

[Digidirt]

kitekrazy wrote:Can you actually buy it already...

[davidbuhau]

running windows software on another os is alway...

[arphaus]

I'm less than enamored of Vista 64, which is th...

[davidbuhau]

gol said i should, so i did... and he was right...

[sQeetz]

davidbuhau wrote:but i must say that on my i7 m...

[davidbuhau]

i am NOT buying another O$ from Micro$oft simpl...

[arphaus]

I wish I could say the same, but I've reinstall...

[kitekrazy]

arphaus wrote:I wish I could say the same, but ...

[e.g.:]

Let's face it, you've gotta move ahead. Why dra...

[davidbuhau]

if windows 7 offers some real benefit, i will c...

[arphaus]

At least with FL you know that things actually ...

[Red_5]

arphaus wrote:chris wrote:adobe apps work in WI...

[arphaus]

It totally sucks, but if my improved cpu/ram ca...

[Red_5]

arphaus wrote:It totally sucks, but if my impro...