Have you installed FrameMaker 7.X on Vista? 1

[Lenara1]

I'm in the market to buy a new laptop, but nearly everything out there is installed with Vista (with the exception of Dell online, which still allows you to buy a system with XP on it, but it's a limited selection). I've seen a couple postings elsewhere where people claimed they have successfully installed Frame on Vista, but I was wondering if anyone out there has had any extensive experience with it, or can verify that the install is successful and that Frame is functional on Vista.

 

[thegrover]

If you can get a computer with XP do it. My wife was forced into Vista and we think it is a nightmare.

Steve

 

[SWDetroit]

I run FM 7.0 on an older ThinkPad (a T23 with 3/4 GB RAM) on Build 5840 (free from MS for attending their market launch in Feb) of Vista Ultimate. FrameMaker seems to work OK as long as I don't take too much time making selections on the GUI. Otherwise, FM 7.0 hangs and must be aborted/restarted.

 

[dadofamunky]

Hmmm... I'm running Vista Premium 64-bit and have no issues. In fact Frame runs better than it did under XP.

Then again, I think the 64-bit version of Vista is far superior - and of course it doesn't come on laptops.

If you have a good Core 2 Duo machine w/4 GB RAM, I would seriously consider Vista 64-bit.

 

[NCTechy]

So, how did you get it to install, dadofamunky? The splashscreen install doesn't seem to do it (or the \FM\setup.exe even when run as administrator). Any hints?