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Re: computer build for CAD use (and games)

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Originally Posted by JulieB View Post
CAD + Vista = BAD from what hear

I just bought a new dell with XP just so i could run pro-e and autocad. Good luck with your building
Depends on the version of the program.

After setting the program to run as Administrator and in XP SP2 compatibility mode, I was able to get Solidworks 2007 to run on my father's laptop (running Vista) without any problems. And it wasn't even the Vista-beta version.

For the most part, it seems that the copious issues that we used to have with CAD (and practically every other application in existence) and Vista are slowly being resolved as the programs are upgraded/patched.

But if you still need to run versions of software that date before about this year, then I would advise sticking with XP.
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