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If Win 7 and 8 "don't have the drivers", then you can install them yourself. You can retrieve them from your "other" OS if you don't have the distribution media.
And while Win 7 and 8 will upgrade any drivers it does have (possibly to an incompatible level), if you first install the older drivers and then "roll them back" when they are upgraded, then you are back in business.
I thought this was "obvious".
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If this is so obvious please find us some 64 bit drivers for our Mitsubichi Dye Sub printers... And while you're at it how about some drivers for our photo processing equipment, circa 1995 MSDOS drivers which run nicely under Win XP.
We have the latest version of the Win XP drivers and the install media. They won't even install on Win 7 or 8.1!
Alternatively, you could just send us the $$$'s to buy the latest printers and peripheral equipment.
Glad it is so "obvious" to you...
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If you can't get the drivers to run natively, then run a virtual machine.
I think you've about run out of excuses.
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Why would anyone go to the bother of upgrading all their equipment to Win 7 or Win 8 to simply install a Win XP virtual machine and run it when we already have the hardware up and running Win XP.
What a stupid, computer geek idea! Have you EVER run a profitable company!?
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You said your "XP drivers" won't install under Win 7 / 8.
I said they would with a VM. Period.
Your rant was not relevant since I did not say you should upgrade.
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In hockey they refer to your response as a "deke". Nice try...
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Don't follow hockey much ... too many goons.
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nop, there are a lot of old good hardware that is not supported in new Windows versions... (a lot of industrial specialiced hardware!!!)
you can blame the manufacturer of the hardware for not upgrading the drivers but it's the same case of winXP not being supported anymore, the manufacturer want's you to buy the new hardware without reason, your old hardware still productive!!!
(you can't imgine how productive are those old Matrix Printers, you can also use Carbon paper!!!!)
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I am staying with XP even at home for 3 reasons. First, cost of upgrading the hardware: Laptop requires at least another gig of RAM; desktop 1, 2 gigs or more; desktop 2 new CPU and so forth. Second, I have consulting clients who are running applications written using Visual Studio 2003. Neither Win 7 nor 8 will allow the installation of VS 2003. Upgrading several hundred thousand lines of VS2003, even to VS2010, is not a trivial undertaking. A third reason is common to many users: older peripheral devices for which there are probably no new drivers, for example: scanner, plotter, CNC machines, and various pieces of RS232 laboratory equipment.
Charles Wolfe
C. Wolfe Software Engineering
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A tip:
I use to have your same issue with VS 2005 and 2008 for windows mobile development... if you need to install it on a win7 pc, first intall Win XP mode (it's a legal WinXP SP3 image), then you can run XP in Virtual machine or run the application in XP mode. I know, it's a little stupid to lose resources runing a virtual machine but at least your will be able to run Visual Studio. (that PC must be 8GB ram or more for better performance)
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Thanks for the information. When I manage to upgrade the hardware, I'll give it a try.
Charles Wolfe
C. Wolfe Software Engineering
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Huh? I read that there is a large industry shipping barrels from the U.S. to Jamaica but I am curious if the reverse is also easily possible. There are some things that I would like to, um, import. (Legal, I just wrote it like that for fun) Any one live there and know if that is a service? All the Google-Fu is for U.S. to Jamaica not the reverse and I don't want to actually pick up the phone and call someone!
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote: pick up the phone and call someone
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Hey this is the Internet age, asking questions in forums is so much easier!
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote: Hey this is the Internet age
If it makes you feel better you could use an IP phone or a softphone.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Just for that when my site is fully operational I am disabling your email from the discount codes : )
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Jokes on you. I don't want to buy any barrels.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Lol, nah custom roasted coffee. It's actually fun to roast coffee, surprisingly. Unfortunately, I spend more time working on back-end code than the website. Eventually I will have to fix it if I ever want to go prime time. Someone where I work said he wanted Blue Mountain coffee so I have been looking around to find an importer but most places I can find it aren't selling at import rates if you know what I mean.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote: if the reverse is also easily possible.
They probably have to make something out of the empty barrels, so shipping back is certainly possible.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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"You want fries with that?"
I'm here all week, folks! Try the veal, it's to die for.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I was getting prices for dev tools for my possible new job, and I couldn't believe my eyes - Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate about $13.3k. HOLY CRAP!
I remember when the most expensive MSDN subscription was just $700, and included ALL Microsoft software products, and that was when they actually pressed CDs to deliver and update it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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And cheap at half the price!
Well, no - it'd be cheap at 1/20th the price...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Visual Studio 2012 Professional: $499
Visual Studio 2012 Professional with MSDN: $799
Visual Studio 2012 Premium with MSDN: $2,569
Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate with MSDN: $4,249
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