Premiere CS4 under Windows 7

Hi there,
I'm currently running Premiere Pro CS4 on my Windows XP System (German versions in Germany), but now consider to upgrade to Windows 7. My research in the Internet doesn't give me a conclusive answer to my questions: Is Pemiere Pro CS4 compatible with Windows 7? Does it run in 32 and/or 64 bit? One of the documents I found said that Windows 7 Ultimate is required. Is that true? Doesn't Home Premium or Professional do the Job?
Thanks for advice and help
Dietmar

Dietmar,
Windows usually comes with the drivers necessary to properly run. When you load Win7, see if the defaualt drivers will work properly.
Now, the issues may have is that your Win7 64 bit has to have 64 bit drivers. And since your card is old, there probably isn't any for it.
My experience with ATI is that the newest drivers will also work for the older cards. So if the default Win7 drivers don't work, then download the latest ATI Radeon drivers 64 bit and see if that works.
EvanF

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