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May 13, 2007
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Frustration Aplenty!

  • May 13, 2007
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I too am having problems with getting answers to compatibility issues with Vista and RealTek soundcards. I contacted Adobe technical support and waited for a full week only to have them respond with a brief blurb that said it wasnt a technical problem and that I should contact customer service. I tried several times and after getting put on "terminal hold" for the umpteenth time, I finally gave up. I love Captivate, and though Camtasia is similar, it comes nowhere near the quality and versatility of Captivate. I personally am working on designing online classes, via a Federal grant, and my XP equipped died 5 days before my Spring deadline. I had no choice but to quickly get another computer, and Vista was my only alternative for operating systems. The stressful situation was compounded by waiting for an answer from Adobe only to receive an "its not our problem" response. Fortunately, I was able to borrow a friend's laptop with XP, and complete my courses in time to meet my deadline. However, I still have another 4 courses to complete during this next school year. I realize that I am just one little fish in a big ocean, but since I am a pilot user for Captivate at my college (they WERE considering buying a a user license to cover the entire college), you would think that Adobe would be a little more compassionate when dealing with their users than to basically say "its not our problem" in technical support. I find it hard to believe that Adobe doesnt have at least some recommendation for consumers who have been loyal Adobe users for years.
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    Participant
    May 17, 2007
    I know you've already purchased your new computer, but for what it's worth, Dell still sells computers with XP. We just bought four XP laptops last week because we didn't want to deal with all this! (Thanks for the warning everyone!) The option is buried on the Dell site -- If you select Notebooks and then Home and Office, go to the Notesbooks or Desktops drop-down menu, and the last option is Still Looking for XP.
    May 16, 2007
    See the 03/02/2007 posting from the Captivate Product Manager in this thread.

    <a href=" http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=464&threadid=1229941">http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=464&threadid=1229941 </a>

    I think that's about as official as you'll see in here.

    J
    Participating Frequently
    May 14, 2007
    One solution is to install VMware Server (free), create an XP virtual machine, and install Captivate there. I have done this plenty of times with great success.

    mike
    May 14, 2007
    Thanks Mike. I'll give it a shot
    Inspiring
    May 13, 2007
    Jan --

    You're not alone in your frustrations in trying to use Captivate on Vista (see this thread). If you haven't already, try a search of the forums using the keyword "Vista" and you'll see the variety of troubles others experience.

    Adobe is said to not routinely monitor the forums, and even more rarely responds. I think the only olive branch one could extend at this point is the rumor that a Vista-compatible release of Captivate is on the horizon -- presumably in 2007. I'm not aware of any official announcement to that effect, however.
    May 13, 2007
    Thanks rb. I have read many of the threads regarding issues concerning Vista vs. Captivate so I know that there are many in the same "boat" as I. You would think Adobe would at least care enough to give more than a vague response to the many Captivate users.