- Apr 29, 2011
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I've seen some showrooms still running Windows XP, so just curious if most showrooms are running old software?
What's the common operating system in your showroom?
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I am not in a store but I go in a lot of them and it seems most are running Win7 with some upgrading to 8. I have only see Mac in one store that had it on every PC.
We finally got xp out of the last remaining part of the store in our parts dept. last month. XP really is a bear to manage and slow as mollasus compared to Win 7. I have been avoiding 8. Not sure if or how soon we will do Win 10. With Ford and ADP software limitations on adoption it takes a while for dealerships to embrace upgrades.
- Oct 12, 2012
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ADP Web Suite doesn't work on Windows 8 pro. And all new tablets and laptops comes with Windows 8. And we build desktops our self, so that's not a problem.
I would also question how good your DMS is if their Technology will not allow them to run on a Win OS that has been out for several years now.
- Oct 12, 2012
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Just some friendly advice and not a sales pitch as you are not in my market anyway, shop around. Lots of good options out there for less money and better technology. ADP/CDK admits there is a security flaw in WebSuite at least that's what they claim. Not sure if it was a ploy to get people to upgrade early to Drive or not but at least research it. Just to go somewhere like DrivingSales vendor reviews page and look at some of the ones with high ratings.
