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April 09, 2007

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AJ

Beta versions of Vista (codename: Longhorn) have been available for a very long time. I was using Vista Beta 2 last year at this time. The first beta was available to software developers long before that. Certainly an enterprise the size of Adobe had access to these beta previews if I did. They were free to download and burn to a CD. You can't blame Microsoft for not making their operating system work with every single application in the world. But you can blame the developers of the software for not testing their applications on a new operating system when they have years to do so. Vista is coming - there's no excuse for Adobe not to be ready. They have been slow in releasing versions of Photoshop and other key graphics apps for the new Macs with Intel CPUs as well. Microsoft has too many products to maintain as it is. Adobe is responsible for testing their apps, not Microsoft. I have to side with Microsoft on this one.

Chris

It is true that there are Beta versions of software, and these are made to larger companies. However, it is still a Beta. Microsoft has been known to release Beta software to other software developers and with the final release have something that is drastically different. Software companies typically release the final version of a software to be manufactured only weeks before it is due to ship. To get the that point they go through a number of candidates that have a variety of changes, improvements, and out right differences between one another, and the company must choose a single one to release. The final version is never the exact same as a Beta, so there is no way another company can fully test their software for compatability until that final version is released. You can get most of the way to a compatable product from a Beta, but you cannot get all the way there. That is why the average is 6 months or so after a major release of Windows rather than a few years. Yes it is frustrating, but if you think this is unacceptable, you have unrealistic expectations. I am greatful that it is only 6 months. Adobe isn't the only company that has such a delay. Oracle, IBM, Adobe, Aglient, Sony, National Instruments, and many others are working hard to develope Vista compatable versions of their software, and these thing effect major coporations. There is presure on them to get it done faster, but expecting a version of their software to be compatable with Vista as soon as it is released has to be the funniest thing I have ever heard. These companies make software that has functionality far beyond your single use programs which may turn around faster than 6 months. I would rather wait a couple of months for a functioning software program than get something that I cant use. Welcome to the age of technology.

Scott

I've been using Captivate 2 on Vista without any problems when the files are small. But, when I get to a 10 meg file, I start having problems opening the file. Captivate 2 just hangs. I previously had Captivate 1, and it had no problems.

Anyhow, I discovered that if I use task manager and kill explorer completely, then Captivate 2 can open the the files without a problem. This means that you cannot just double click on a .cp file, but that is minor. After Captivate 2 has loaded the file, I can then use task manager to start explorer and I get my desktop back.

Scott

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