NM 5.5 Win 7 Ultimate RC Build 7100 x64 support

Question

I heard that the Wireless Connection Manager would NOT be part of the 64-bit versions of NM 5.5.  I have been running the 32-bit NM 5.1, and now 5.5 without issue on my desktop and love it.  I backed up everything before installing the RC but no way am I going back to Vista, ever.  The boot/shutdown times alone are worth it and I the only compatibility issues I've had so far have been with the driver for my Logitech laser keyboard & mouse (MX3000), but I just click run program anyway and everything still functions fine.  I do miss having my Norton 360 3.0 Premier, had some issues there so I loathingly had to put McAfee's Win 7 beta but it works fine so guess I'll wait til Symantec gets Norton dressed for the prom.  Getting back to NM though, I'm about to drop $2500+ on a blazing laptop/desktop replacement (18.4", 8GB RAM, Blu-Ray (read AND write), HDMI, Q9000 2.0 Ghz Quad-Core 64-bit) that comes with Vista Home Premium 64-bit.  The first thing I'm doing is kicking Vista to the curb and putting in the 64-bit RC, then NM 5.5, I was just wondering why would I lose the Wireless Connection Manager, one of the most helpful aspects of NM?  Is something replacing it or do I just view (and connect to if necessary) other wireless networks using Win 7 (which is actually pretty easy but...)?  Just seems like the WCM played a big part in the overall functionality of the product, but oh well, as long as it works as smoothly as the 32 bit version, it should be pretty interesting having a desktop with 32-bit Win 7, a laptop with 64-bit Win 7 and a 32-bit laptop with XP Pro SP3, all running NM 5.5.x connected to Linksys WRT310 and Kodak ESP9.  If anyone can answer about the WCM not being available though on 64-bit machines, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks!

Answer 1

I heard that the Wireless Connection Manager would NOT be part of the 64-bit versions of NM 5.5.  I have been running the 32-bit NM 5.1, and now 5.5 without issue on my desktop and love it.  I backed up everything before installing the RC but no way am I going back to Vista, ever.  The boot/shutdown times alone are worth it and I the only compatibility issues I've had so far have been with the driver for my Logitech laser keyboard & mouse (MX3000), but I just click run program anyway and everything still functions fine.  I do miss having my Norton 360 3.0 Premier, had some issues there so I loathingly had to put McAfee's Win 7 beta but it works fine so guess I'll wait til Symantec gets Norton dressed for the prom.  Getting back to NM though, I'm about to drop $2500+ on a blazing laptop/desktop replacement (18.4", 8GB RAM, Blu-Ray (read AND write), HDMI, Q9000 2.0 Ghz Quad-Core 64-bit) that comes with Vista Home Premium 64-bit.  The first thing I'm doing is kicking Vista to the curb and putting in the 64-bit RC, then NM 5.5, I was just wondering why would I lose the Wireless Connection Manager, one of the most helpful aspects of NM?  Is something replacing it or do I just view (and connect to if necessary) other wireless networks using Win 7 (which is actually pretty easy but...)?  Just seems like the WCM played a big part in the overall functionality of the product, but oh well, as long as it works as smoothly as the 32 bit version, it should be pretty interesting having a desktop with 32-bit Win 7, a laptop with 64-bit Win 7 and a 32-bit laptop with XP Pro SP3, all running NM 5.5.x connected to Linksys WRT310 and Kodak ESP9.  If anyone can answer about the WCM not being available though on 64-bit machines, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks!