Comments on: Taking the plunge http://seandburke.com/blog/2008/05/28/taking-the-plunge/ ~ adventures in Building Information Modeling ~ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:46:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sean http://seandburke.com/blog/2008/05/28/taking-the-plunge/#comment-160 Sean Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:28:04 +0000 http://seandburke.com/blog/2008/05/28/taking-the-plunge/#comment-160 I have recently started using Vista x64 Ultimate inside a virtual machine. After a few tweaks, I’ve found that I enjoy it immensely. It’s still a good idea to have both the 32 and 64 bit versions of Revit installed, so you can choose which is appropriate for a given task. (For instance, there is a known issue with 64, where you cannot export to ODBC - and others in the Readme.doc). The first thing to know about Vista is what features your system can and cannot run, and adjusting accordingly. The second, and perhaps more important, is to shut off User Access Control (UAC). Many software vendors require that you do this at least when you are installing software, so I keep it off always. Cheers. I have recently started using Vista x64 Ultimate inside a virtual machine. After a few tweaks, I’ve found that I enjoy it immensely. It’s still a good idea to have both the 32 and 64 bit versions of Revit installed, so you can choose which is appropriate for a given task. (For instance, there is a known issue with 64, where you cannot export to ODBC - and others in the Readme.doc).

The first thing to know about Vista is what features your system can and cannot run, and adjusting accordingly.

The second, and perhaps more important, is to shut off User Access Control (UAC). Many software vendors require that you do this at least when you are installing software, so I keep it off always.

Cheers.

]]> By: Wojtek http://seandburke.com/blog/2008/05/28/taking-the-plunge/#comment-155 Wojtek Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:22:47 +0000 http://seandburke.com/blog/2008/05/28/taking-the-plunge/#comment-155 Just wondering if you considered using Vista instead of XP? or even if you considered running a 64 bit Windows to coincide with 64 bit version of Revit Just wondering if you considered using Vista instead of XP? or even if you considered running a 64 bit Windows to coincide with 64 bit version of Revit

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