Which Is Faster?

[Jenner]

You know, I didn't know about that! That makes total sense since the code I had executing was in the Form Load event! Gah, hope that one is fixed in Windows 7. I eagerly pick up my copy on the 12th.

[chris128]

I think it might only be 64 bit editions but not sure... either way its a pain in the ass

[Shaggy Hiker]

I hope to be installing Windows 7 Ultimate this evening. We'll see what interesting problems I encounter after that.

[storm5510]

I hope to be installing Windows 7 Ultimate this evening. We'll see what interesting problems I encounter after that.

This is something I do not plan on doing. If I did, I would have to toss out my scanner, printer, TV tuner card, and no telling what else. I downloaded a compatibility test app from Microsoft. This is where I got the info from.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Tossing out the TV would be a good thing. It takes you away from coding, and for what?

[chris128]

This is something I do not plan on doing. If I did, I would have to toss out my scanner, printer, TV tuner card, and no telling what else. I downloaded a compatibility test app from Microsoft. This is where I got the info from.

I wouldnt rely too heavily on that thing - the best thing is to just check the website of the manufacturer for each device and see if they have an option to download a Windows 7 driver for your device (or even Windows Vista as I believe Windows 7 is built to be compatible with pretty much anything that runs on Vista)

[Jenner]

Only thing I'd have to toss is my scanner. I don't think Canon made Vista drivers for my model CanoScan. Shame since it would be the second scanner I'd have to toss, my first one I tossed when I went from 98se to 2000. I really liked that beast too.

[JuggaloBrotha]

Only thing I'd have to toss is my scanner. I don't think Canon made Vista drivers for my model CanoScan. Shame since it would be the second scanner I'd have to toss, my first one I tossed when I went from 98se to 2000. I really liked that beast too.

I've got a CanoScan scanner two, it's my 2nd one as well. I had to toss my first one when I went from 98se to XP though.

[storm5510]

My TV tuner is an ATI TV Wonder Pro. Around 8 years old.

My scanner is an HP Scanjet 4400c. Also around 7 years old.

My printer is an HP Deskjet 930C. It's at least 10 years old. The original driver CD is for Windows 98.

They may all be old, but they work great. Not that much mileage on any. If they were junk, I'd toss them, but they're not.

[chris128]

a 10 year old printer :| I'm surprised you could even find a port on the back of your PC to plug that into :P

[JuggaloBrotha]

My first scanner used the parallel port but when I went to XP it flat out didn't work, I knew they'd cut a lot of the support for the parallel devices in XP but I didn't know it was that much till I actually used the OS. Now in Win7 my CanoScan scanner is USB but there's prolly no x64 drivers for it so I'm again SOL.

I haven't had a comp with a parallel, serial and/or Com port since 2004

[storm5510]

a 10 year old printer :| I'm surprised you could even find a port on the back of your PC to plug that into :P

I ran it as parallel until my most recent computer. No parallel port. The printer has a USB port and that works fine.

My first scanner was SCSI, and expensive! Support for it disappeared when XP came around. The HP is USB.

My new computer has one DB-9 (male) which is a COM port, and a DB-15 (female). Not sure what it is.

[Jenner]

DB15 sounds like on-board VGA if it's a triple stack of 5 pins. If it's a double stack of 8x7 pins, I have no idea.

I actually got my scanner working last night by taking a Canoscan LIDE 60 Vista x64 driver and forcing it to be used for my LIDE 35.

[storm5510]

DB15 sounds like on-board VGA if it's a triple stack of 5 pins. If it's a double stack of 8x7 pins, I have no idea.

That's very odd. It is a 5 by 3 array, a VGA connector. Nowhere in my board manual does it mention having integrated video. I suppose it really doesn't matter. I've using a DVI cable with my monitor connected to an add-in card.

[Jenner]

The port may be standard to the motherboard, but the actual integrated VGA chip may not be present on the board. Leaving a connector on a board is a slight cost waste, but it may be more costly to carry two assembly processes: with and without.

The chip though would be a significant enough cost to warrant not having it on-board though.

[storm5510]

The device manager lists two video adapters. So, that suggests the chip is there. I looked at the manual again, in more detail. There is a reference to the connector. "Connect your monitor here." That's all it says. No descriptions or anything else specific.

[dilettante]

Most consumer grade machines come with minimal documentation, often little more than a fold-out poster of pictures showing how to plug what where. You might try the manufacturer's support site. They might offer an actual manual.

[storm5510]

This one is not consumer-grade. It is a custom built by me. So, no big glossy posters.