ST5112 with Vista 64bit

[RussH]

Has anyone installed Vista 64bit on their 5111 or 5112? I installed it the other day. everything went smooth until I realized the downloads on the Fujitsu site did not have the applications, just drivers. Since I was already a little concerned that I would encounter some kind of compatibility issue I punted and went back to 32bit Vista. My question is...Did I give up too quickly? One thing I had noticed is my 'experience' score was .1 higher and the disk could be set to use the enhanced performance while on 32bit the disk is stuck at the basic in 32bit. Are there 64 bit version of the Fujitsu applications or do the 32bit versions work. I know the 32bit installer fujitsu provides for all the drivers won't run on 64bit.

[Steve S]

Russ: Elsewhere, I have written about my adventures using 64-bit Vista on an HP tx2000 (tx2051). It worked, but the bottom line is that I ran into little incompatibilities with applications that hadn't given me problems with 32-bit Vista.

In my mind, you really have to ask yourself why you want to run a 64-bit system. If it's just to be on the "bleeding edge" of Tabletdom, and not for any practical reason, then I don't think its a practical move. I like to be out on the point as much as anyone, but even I don't have a good reason to use 64-bit OS... There's a lot of software out there that's been developed under 32-bit code, and I'd rather be able to use it than be pestered with potential compatibility issues...

[RussH]

I came to the same conclusion. I may give it another shot after the new year, but for now I've completed my 32bit setup.

Anyone have a solution for the 5112s landscape to port. switching? It's most annoying. For the short time I had vista 64 it didn't have the issue, neither did xp, but all 3 of these 5112s I have access to switch on their own under vista. it may be related to UAC but I am not sure yet.

Russ