Linked by RavinRay on Thu 23rd Jul 2009 20:10 UTC
"Windows Vista has been dragged through the IT industry mud for most of its life, in some cases for good reason. But Microsoft's OEM chief believes that Windows 7's success will help repair the damage to Vista's reputation and polish its legacy.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista share much of the same code, and over time, this could cause Windows Vista bashers to soften their views, said Steve Guggenheimer, vice president of the OEM division at Microsoft. 'I think people will look back on Vista after the Windows 7 release and realize that there were actually a bunch of good things there,' Guggenheimer said in a recent interview. 'So it'll actually be interesting to see in two years what the perception is of Vista.'"
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2005-07-06
Vista logo qualification requires 64-bit driver support, so there has been parity for most hardware for the last few years. In the last year or so, IIRC, over 60% of Windows OEM systems have shipped with 64-bit versions of Vista, so there's been even greater incentive for IHVs to have 64-bit drivers.
The major holdouts when Vista shipped were printer and scanner vendors, many of whom only made x64 drivers for newer hardware (or higher-end business models). So if you have an older printer or scanner you should check the IHV's website, though it's unlikely they'll have a driver for pre-2004/5 consumer hardware (particularly scanners).
You can check these sites (along with vendor sites) to see if your hardware is supported.
Windows Compatibility Center
Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/
Windows 7
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/default.as...
Windows Logo'd Products List
http://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/Default.aspx