Apologies if this has been covered before but it is a while (ex 2013) since I updated my compiler. Email for latest update came a day or so ago and I figured it was about time I updated from XE2013 (has mostly been working fine, but have been encountering some issues of late).
Anyway, at the very start of the install process I get the following message:
This machine uses operating system "Windows (TM) Vista Business". Compatibility problems are possible.
Installation can continue; however, product functionality may not meet expectations because this product is untested on this operating system.
Suggestion: Check Release Notes for a list of supported operating systems and install this product on a compliant system.
Can anyone advise if installing XE 2015 on a Vista PC is likely to cause issues using the compiler?
Any warnings or recommendations (apart from 'upgrade Windows'!)?
Despite all the tales of woe and other negative comments, personally I have had very few issues with Vista. PC is now over 7 years old but was a high end cpu (X9650 Extreme from Dec 2007) so performance is still satisfactory. I have Win 7 on a laptop and Win 8.1 on a near new PC but I have just as many if not more os issues with those as I do with my Vista PC. While I do intend upgrading or replacing the Vista machine in the not too distant future, for the present it is the one I mostly use day to day, including for software development (Fortran only!).
