Vegas running on 64 bit system

jerry214 wrote on 7/17/2007, 2:09 AM
I've run Vegas 7 on my 64 bit system (Tyan board, 2 AMD dual core processors) since November. Everything ran fine. I recently had to reinstall Windows and Vegas will no longer run. Apparently, the runtime that Vegas uses or looks for no longer works on 64. I tried the chat line and got, "that is not a supported operating system." I would suggest a fix or a link to a version Vegas could use. I have a large project somewhat messed up
at the moment.

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blink3times wrote on 7/17/2007, 3:05 AM
I had to do 2 things to get Vegas to run on vista64. First I had to install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition to get Media manager to run (If you don't need Media Manager then it's best just to turn it off and not use it.... which is what I did in the end) and second, Vista installs all of its X86 programs in the folder "Program files(x86)", meanwhile Vegas is looking for its various files in "Program files". So I simply took a COPY of the entire SONY file and placed in "Program files" folder.
NickHope wrote on 7/17/2007, 3:12 AM
7.0e installed fine on XP x64 Professional for me and runs fine too. There was an error message during the media manager install but I have that turned off in the options anyway.
vicmilt wrote on 7/17/2007, 3:42 AM
Is Vegas running BETTER on 64 bit systems? Or is it just "running"?
Cheesehole wrote on 7/17/2007, 9:34 AM
Dunno about Vista but Vegas runs about the same on XP 32 vs XP 64. (I tried Vista and after about a week I got rid of it)
blink3times wrote on 7/17/2007, 3:23 PM
Runs about the same on vista64 as well. No noticeable speed increase.

I didn't really expect to see anything great happening....I actually went with Vista 64 so that I can be ready for the new and upcoming Vegas64.
blink3times wrote on 7/17/2007, 3:31 PM
"I tried Vista and after about a week I got rid of it)"

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Actually, I've been on Visat64 for a while now and I'm really starting to enjoy it. It handles much faster than XP did. My XP booted up in about 3 looong minutes. Running the same stuff at startup in vista the bootup is about 45 seconds. The extra security is certainly a pain but once you know your way around, you can customize the security features to fit your habits. I very rarely get bothered by security issues anymore

I thought about XP64 but your taking a bit of a chance with it... Avid (for example) has clearly stated they will not be going much further with upgrade/update work with XP. The new direction is Vista and that's where they're heading.
xberk wrote on 7/27/2007, 8:58 PM
Is there any point to getting more than the home basic Vista 64 bit version to run Vegas? .. I can't see anything I'd need in the other higher priced versions?

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blink3times wrote on 7/28/2007, 4:23 AM
"Is there any point to getting more than the home basic Vista 64 bit version to run Vegas? .. I can't see anything I'd need in the other higher priced versions?"
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I may be wrong... you'd have to check, but I don't think Home Basic comes in 64bit.... I think it's home premium and up. But to answer your question... no. I have vista ultimate and it was a bit of a waste of money. I bought it because I thought there were some major differences.... I was wrong (I have home on another computer so I can easily compare). What it amounts to (in my book anyway) is not much more than bragging rights.
auggybendoggy wrote on 7/28/2007, 5:25 AM
Vista is a ntfs system so my recommendation is to get
partition magic 8 and create 2 or more primary partitions and
do different installs.

once you've got your xp, xp 64, vista 64 then you have no boundaries on the software. You may have some hurdles like if vegas uses vista 64 but cubase only uses vista32 or xp 32. Meaning you cant use the two at the same time but thats usually not happening anyways.

Once you install, use boot magic and set for 3-5 seconds and then when you turn on your computer you will have 3-5 secs to pick which operating system you choose to boot into.

I love this setup, especially if something goes wrong with a partition you can boot into one of the others and work from there.

Aug
xberk wrote on 7/28/2007, 9:53 AM
Home basic Vista does come in 64 bit - so says Microsoft.
"The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista—available for all editions of Windows Vista except Starter. The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista are not for everyone, and require a system with a 64-bit processor and 64-bit system drivers."

I imagine all I'd need for the new system I'm going to build soon (Q6600) is an OEM copy of Home Basic Vista 64 and a motherboard like ASUS P5's that support 64 bit to be ready for Vegas 64 bit. I'll probably skip running multiple primary partitions unless I have issues with critical legacy software. I generally just keep my old system networked until I'm completely happy with my new baby.

Paul B .. PCI Express Video Card: EVGA VCX 10G-P5-3885-KL GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA ,,  Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor ,,  MSI Z590-A PRO Desktop Motherboard LGA-1200 ,, 64GB (2X32GB) XPG GAMMIX D45 DDR4 3200MHz 288-Pin SDRAM PC4-25600 Memory .. Seasonic Power Supply SSR-1000FX Focus Plus 1000W ,, Arctic Liquid Freezer II – 360MM .. Fractal Design case ,, Samsung Solid State Drive MZ-V8P1T0B/AM 980 PRO 1TB PCI Express 4 NVMe M.2 ,, Wundiws 10 .. Vegas Pro 19 Edit

blink3times wrote on 7/28/2007, 10:31 AM
"Home basic Vista does come in 64 bit - so says Microsoft."
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Sorry, you're right....I got it a bit mixed up... ti's the home versions that don't come with a 64bit disk. You have to buy the home version and then send away for the 64bit disk.

Be careful you do not get a home "upgrade" though. If you're presently running xp32 then you can not upgrade to a 64bit system.... only the full version qualifies for the 64bit disk at no charge.
Stephen Eastwood wrote on 7/28/2007, 11:37 AM
can you run a dual boot of vista 32 and vista 64? or even xp64 than switch depending on your needs?


Coursedesign wrote on 7/28/2007, 12:00 PM
Actually, I've been on Visat64 for a while now and I'm really starting to enjoy it. It handles much faster than XP did. My XP booted up in about 3 looong minutes. Running the same stuff at startup in vista the bootup is about 45 seconds.

That sounds like Windows rot (the gradual deterioration of all Windows machines that can only be cured through reinstallation).

If you had just done a fresh Windows XP install, you should have seen the same 45 seconds boot time you probably had when your original installation was fresh.
blink3times wrote on 7/28/2007, 1:47 PM
"can you run a dual boot of vista 32 and vista 64? or even xp64 than switch depending on your needs? "
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Yes, you can. In fact I ran tri boot for a while vista32/64/xp32. Now I just run dual boot XP32 and vista64
blink3times wrote on 7/28/2007, 1:50 PM
"That sounds like Windows rot (the gradual deterioration of all Windows machines that can only be cured through reinstallation)."
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Normally I would agree.... but this was a fairly new install.