Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: MS Vista will not fully support OpenGl in Poser or any 3-D application.

alamanos opened this issue on Jan 29, 2007 · 127 posts


Robo2010 posted Wed, 31 January 2007 at 3:50 PM

Although I hold Windows Vista "Home Premium" I stare with confusion and ask why? Why did MS have these 32-Bit DVD's/CD's on the shelf other than 64-Bit? It is Written on the DVD; "This Disk Contains 32-Bit Software only". And inside is info you can get the 64-Bit by going to MS website. There will be a cost. Now, with all that. hearing and reading that Windows-Vista is focused on newer computers. Isn't the new computers, or  majority of people who will purchase Vista will own 64-Bit PCs and Why 32-Bit? Confused and for some reason it doesn't seem right to pay to get the 64-Bit DVD (or CD's), also the waiting for the Package delivery. Their is some confusion here on Vista owning. "Home Basic" is what really confuses me about the choices. Only 2 features while others have way more features, and for the price. That Edition I feel that choice should be about $50. Well, low enough. Not fair, but that is not up to me to make that decision. So, I ended up with "Home Premium" to get these extra goodies. I haven't installed it yet. But waiting for the day when it is ok to.

I recall when I was using WinME, and everyone was chatting..."I will never own WinXP", and I was following em. Surpisenly, I was stund, and being left behind while other jump OS to XP, when they wrote they were not going to. Finding it was a stable system, than the resent ones. Reason I purchased my copy of Vista in the store, was due to stay with the times and the in the store freebies that comes with a new OS every time it hits the shelf on day one (I was given a cordless RangeBooter N Router: Model Dir-625). I also recall getting into arguements, about "You have to stay with technology, and that is the way it is. So, live with it!". I disliked it, but I had no choice to agree. Now, I am on the other side again. Where people are stating "will never get Vista!, and why would any one go out and do so?" And the arguement persist of the speed of technology, where now I agree "To live with it", and where the majority of others disagree. I am at a stand still. 

I never purchased P7 for a reason, yes, that it is better. Of course the next version of anything will be better than the resent versions. Windows Vista was about to be released when P7 hit the market, so the stability will be confusing. Poser 8 (if their will be a Poser 8), will have the stability to function nicely with Windows Vista and on older OS's like XP.  EF had the jump to market a new version before the new OS "Vista" hits the shelf. Was to soon after Poser 6 was released a year before. Got me off guard and didn't seem right to ignore poser 6 owners after the release of P7, when in fact P6 does have issues, and P7 should have been an update. So, who is the one being greedy here? Both I can see.