On Apr 10, 4:43 pm, "chris" wrote:
It is time to upgrade the old laptop, was wondering if Window Vista is
compatible with the soaring software/hardware.

So does the Edition of Vista matter?
Don't know.

SeeYou - seems like it has been tested ok
I've used this without problems on my Vista Home Premium. (But I
still hate Vista. I don't need a nanny, and I've turned off all that
user account control stuff.)

StrePla - I think they issued a new compatible version.
I've used StrePla with no problem.


Winpilot 3D
Winpilot Pro/Adv for PDA

PDA hardwa

I understand that Activesync is now called "Microsoft Windows Mobile
Device Center" Sadly only Windows Mobile 2003 and Windows Mobile 5
are supported, older versions no longer: So old Compaq Aeros and many
other Ipaqs cannot install new software upgrades since Active sync is
not available. You may be able to connect and copy files but that is
not the same as installing via activesync.
I've been able to install Pocket StrePla fine on my Axim, which is a
WM5 device.

Since most new laptops do not include a serial port I plan to add a
serial port adapter pcmcia card. [to be capatible with my
Volkslogger, and Garmin as well as other peoples serial port stuff]
Why wouldn't you use a USB serial port? Probably easier and cheaper,
I would think.

One thing about Vista is that it's a memory hog. The laptop you buy
will probably have .5 or 1GB, but that's not enough. You will need to
upgrade to 2GB to get performance like the same machine would give you
with an XP machine and 1GB. And the builder will probably give you
that 1GB by filling both slots with .5GB SODIMMs, which means that you
will end up with two wasted chips. *******s!

Ed