I have a removable hard drive tray system in my PC so I loaded up VISTA 64-bit on a new drive to take it for a test spin. I currently have my main system as XP Pro - but I wanted to take VISTA for a spin so I picked it up yesterday.

I was wondering if anyone running the 64-bit version have any suggestions, tips, or pitfalls to avoid? (I don't need any c:/format jokes here - thanks. <G>)

So far, I'm pretty impressed and like it more than I thought I would - granted I have about 3 hours of 'playing' time on it so far.

What I've done so far is the install, transferred over my Adobe Lightroom catalogs, presets, etc and it all works perfectly. In fact, with V64 recognizing my full 4GB - everything is very snappy. Much more so than I anticipated in terms of using aero.

I've only encountered 3
1) Logitech QuickCam - I have a really old one I got free a few years back from Staples. To be honest - I don't think I ever used it, but is attached to my PC for some reason. No loss.

2) I'm losing my "Throbbing Knob". That's right - my Griffin PowerMate doesn't have drivers for it to work under VISTA-64. I basically only use it for volume control on my PC anyways but not a huge issue since I have a "puck" that comes with my speakers and I also have volume control on my headsets. Not a biggie either.

3) Palm Desktop - Won't synch under VISTA 64. But face it - it's Palm Desktop. Can't blame MS for that.

Other than that... no issues at all with 8800GTS 512MB (Haven't installed iRacing - or any game for that matter yet), X-Fi XtremeGamer seems to be working OK, etc. The HP "Director" software that came with my ScanJet scanner isn't compatible - but the drivers themselves are available for Vista64. Not a huge issue because I basically use the scanner with Photoshop, Acrobat, and most often with Quicken to scan in receipts, etc. I haven't installed Quicken yet either so I'll have to test that out later.

Just curious if those who run Vista-64 daily as their primary PC have any tips and/or tricks to offer.

Thanks,
Scott