You might want to read this... and then make up your own mind.
<http://forums.adobe.com/thread/362327>
Chuck Norcutt
GMcGrath@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I've been itching to buy a laptop smaller than my 15.4" Dell for travel.
> This would be mostly personal use, emailing, downloading pics from memory
> cards, etc. I was initially interested in netbooks, until a helpful salesman
> at Office Depot told me that most of their customers who bought netbooks had
> not been satisfied because of limitations of the form factor.
>
> Now I'm considering a 12" HP that the salesman recommended. My biggest
> question is about the OS. I've stayed with various version of XP on all my
> computers. XP MCE on my desktop and laptop at home and XP Pro on the
> desktops
> at my office. I just haven't had the need to switch to Vista and wanted to
> stay with an OS I know and am comfortable with. I know Win 7 is just around
> the corner, and Office Depot is offering a free upgrade to Win 7 on
> computers that are bought now.
>
> My biggest question is whether the 64-bit Vista Home Premium that is on the
> HP will run all the software I'm used to using. Photoshop Elements would
> be the biggie. I seem to recall reading in the past that some 32-bit apps
> won't run on 64-bit Vista. Am I correct?
>
> Thanks!
> Greg
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