Bill, Sounds like 32-bit Windows 7 is the best option for you. Take a look at this page for more information: http://www.notabene.com/windows7.html Best to all, Anne Anne Putnam aputnam@xxxxxxxxxxxx Nota Bene www.notabene.com 800-462-6733 718-382-1500 -----Original Message----- From: Bill Troop [mailto:billtroop@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 8:04 AM To: xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: XyWrite and Windows 7 I have been having a lot of trouble with Windows 7 which could be due to the fact that I upgraded from a Vista system that was far from solid - - constant crashes, chkdsks, etc. -- on different drives. I have checked memory and it seems to be fine. My next step is to do what I dread most of all: a clean install. So now I have a choice between the 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows (Ultimate). Attempting to research this on Google, I found a lot of conflicting claims, one of which is that 16-bit DOS apps are only supported in Windows 32. Can this possibly be true? Has anyone run XyWrite on 64-bit Windows 7 or Vista? Since I can't (easily) on my Dell 1720 access more than 4GB, I am tempted to go with 32-bit, especially as that will make it easier to get the right drivers for the Dell. But I would like to know if it is possible to use the 64-bit version of Win 7. I have also been unable to find something I recall from long ago on this list, Robert's suggestions for how to partition Windows hard drives. If I recall, it was something like Partion 1 = system, Partition 2 = programs, Partition 3 = data. I wonder how hard it would be to talk Win 7 into relocating its 'users' directory to another partition and how the 'libraries' work with this. Curiously, I found a XyWrite user posting to a CNET list on Windows 7, and wonder if that was someone here. A lot of nonsense seems to be talked on the subject of DOS and Win 7. It makes one realize just how inadequate internet information can be.