Windows 7 compatability

[allan gould]

With the advent of a new operating system I thought that those in the forum who have looked at running various popular programs under windows 7 rather than xp might like to compile a list of those programs which the current drivers will work.
Since we all run different programs it may offer new choices to some that are uncertain.

[Marke]

Allan,
I have:

Deepsky
Starynight Pro Plus
TheSky6
Maxim DL5
Stellarium

All running fine under Win7 64bit and Win7 starter on a netbook
if it helps at all.

Mark

[marki]

Might do to make a hardware list as well (camera's, focusers etc) for both 32 and 64 bit versions.


Mark

[wasyoungonce]

A good place to start with Win 7 is here (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx).

Although not focused on astronomy equipment & software you may find some help.

I just installed Win7 on a kids lappy and are about to do it to another Dell lappy that was on the Win7 free upgrade program.

We got an It'snotcheating (http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/itsnotcheating/default.aspx)upgrade to Win 7 professional (32 bit or 64 bit) for $49.95 Aust (plus $14 for a Disc to be sent out). I downloaded the ISO put this on a DVD & & installed that. I just got the disc for backup...you don't need it.

I formatted the lappy HDD & installed just fine. Accepted the keys just fine! Win 7.....not quite as fast as WinXP but the interface & way it runs is a lot better than Vista!

Others may wish to look at it'snotcheating. You can get cheap versions of Win 7 & MS Office ultimate very very cheaply.

The catch....you have to be a student enrolled at an approved institution...like a Tafe/UNI (or be a staff member) etc and have a email address at that institution (there are apparently ways to get it without an email address). There is a list of approved institutions at the site.

Luckily I have one at UNI & another just about to start Tafe. You could say my investments are starting to earn their keep!

Finally...I found Win7 will run with a lot of hardware that there are not Win 7 official drivers for....like my Lexmark C500n Colour LASER printer. The Vista driver runs just fine under Win 7!

Win 7...I love it. This is the OS Vista should have been!