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Carol Hobbs — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:09:20 -0000

What printer goes with Vista 64 bit?

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Boni — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:03:47 -0000

you can use vista manager to see system information it complete enough.

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Anand B — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:51:07 -0000

I like this article. unfortunately, i read it after i installed x64 vista by reading many other stupid articles...i was kind of surprised to see that my computer was little slow compared to 32 bit...although i had 4GB memory. There were 2 program files folders in C drive ...the new one was 'program files (x86)' and all the programs were distributed between these 2 folders...it was kind of confusing to find things...Also, the control panel has a sub folder called '32 bit items' and had some items in there ...i had difficulty in finding them too. Major problem with drivers too..even HP did not have a 64 bit sound driver support for my PC.

For a normal user, i don't really suggest to migrate to 64 bit yet...

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sunny — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:23:47 -0000

how to find that my pc is 64 or 32 bit processor

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Bill Gates — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:44:41 -0000

Wrong!!

32 bit will support more than 3 gigs. My current Vista 32 laptop has four.

WIndows Server 2003 Enterprise supports up to 16 I believe. (32 Bit)

But 64 bit ram capacity is unimaginable.

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JohnDoe — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:38:14 -0000

You can put as much ram as the motherboard allows you to, its just that a 32 bit OS won't see more than 3Gigs of ram. So why would you want more than 3 Gigs on a 32bit processor? BTW...3GB of rams a plenty!

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James — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:22:47 -0000

Just spoken to dell, and if I dont updrade to 64bit i wont be able to put more than 4GB RAM in my machine!

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rocky — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:53:14 -0000

The thing about this discussion is that... those who are still on the brink of buying a laptop and those who already have "THE" hardware with all the bells and whistles.

Well those who wanted to buy a new hi-tech lappy is quite dazzled by the news about 64. hhhmm, so wots your prob if you buy a 32? youre not "in"? Those who wanted to try to use 64bit then go ahead try it... dont worry about the rest of the damn drivers for the fear of not running, because drivers these days are designed in a forward type of development (sheeessh).. but if you still wish to use 32 cause youre comfortable about it.. then go ahead... doesnt matter.. atleast you're happy!

Those techies who wanted to have more juice on the hardware they already owned are the people who would love to dive in the 64s. coz their hardware can do it. Running 64bit OS means your hardware is 64bit compatible (procie boards and stuff). Thats why others run into things when they do not know what theyre doing and blame it to whoever sits beside them... painful!

Should I install 64bit or 32-bit version?
So the answer would be? can your hardware meet 64bit requirements?
if YES, then 64 indeed... its good to max out the things you have paid for.
if not, then its not bad to run 32s.

So you dont throw stones on a glass window.. use a bat and hit it with a ball.

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Nancy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:10:47 -0000

I hope you can help me. I have a 64 bit processor on my dell studio 17, and have been pretty sure that all my drivers are right, and performance has been good. However, I have both 32 and 64 Microsoft Internet Explorer on my machine, and I can't figure out which one is running as default. Is there any way to check to make sure 64 runs as default? Thanks. Any other tips would be great. By the way, I use the Adobe Digital Reader and Windows Media Player all the time.

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DR J — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:48:39 -0000

That isnt a vista thing that is an HP thing HP things crash often!!!

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Anonymous — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:49:29 -0000

I would like to point out that the statistics on the memory are only partially correct. I currently have 8 GB of DDR2 installed on my computer running Vista 32 bit and it sees all 8 GB (8096 MB). The difference is the version of Vista you run. In order to see more than 4 GB you have to be running Vista Ultimate....any previous version of Vista will only recognize 4 GB (unless you are using 64 bit). Just thought I would share.

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TechGeek — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:12:03 -0000

Well the biggest advantage I see is the ability to have more then just 3 gigs of ram installed, which is the most you can use for Vista 32. Norton Antivirus wouldn't work nor ZoneAlarm firewall. I had to search for compatible replacements for these programs.

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Vista NO! — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:19:39 -0000

I got a new 64 vista HP Pavillion. It has been 2 months. I have not been able to do anything without it crashing. I have called Hp and they have turned off the sleep mode, installed some other software, Taken over my computer from India (3X} and as soon as I start to work on something......blue screen! I am beside myself with frustration. I have reinstalled 64 and everything I am running is listed as compatible. I want to like it, but truth is, it stinks. Microsoft should be ashamed.

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hi — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:48:44 -0000

yes, a gun

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TheTruth — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:22:41 -0000

You, sir, are an idiot. And a 1337-wannabe. And you have NO idea what you're saying - you're simply easily dazzled by any "new tech" bling.

Go back to Pirate Bay and download some warez since you're sooooo 1337. lol

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Joe — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:44:28 -0000

If I have a 64 bit machine , they tell me I can run 32 bit programs yet I don't get vidwo from many soucrces is there a fix?

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MJ — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:55:41 -0000

Thank you so much for the most valuable information and sharing this with us. To those who shared their opinions, thanks to you too. But my utmost thanks to the person who put this up to enlighten us. I understand your point completely. For those who are curious, those with intent to run a 64bit system with a 64bit OS, you are at the mercy of the manufacturer if their drivers are WHQL. So if all drivers are signed then best run things 64style.

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x64OooooO46x — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:50:51 -0000

Meh, x64 roxx.

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jean — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:05:16 -0000

thanks! you explained why i am having problems. back to 32 bit!

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Fakia — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:22:07 -0000

whoa such a straight forward and simple explanation dam wish you did OC and ram timing

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nebras — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:31:42 -0000

i wanted to know if the face that my computer is vista 64 bits have anything to do with the fact that when i PRINT SCREEN a web page and try to past it in office 2007 it comes out as a blank empty box without the snapshot ? thanks .
if so could you please tell me how to change it without sacrifising the advantages of having the 64 bit computer? and what else could it be if its not the reason thanks. please email me with your answer i appreciate it.

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Kanji — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:26:14 -0000

Would purchasing a new 64bit home premium still be worth it if I just bought a laptop that has 32 bit home premium??? Especially with Windows 7 just around the corner???

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connor — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:00:18 -0000

ok seriously all youre information is out of date. most drivers work now and most programs are designed with 64 bit as the main os. the majority of the troubles that will still be there can be solved by right clicking the program and selecting "run in 32 bit".

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hansamu — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:44:25 -0000

mind you, i happen to installed a 64bit vista onto my machine which originally 32bit (which came with the machine)

it seems find but the aero and rating of the machine will not function and i realised that it has response delay problems with some softwares such as media players(not windows media player)

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Joel — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:53:39 -0000

x64 isn't the norm because nobody is using it. Waiting for the market to go ahead and the users follow isn't a good idea. The market probably sees that the users are not using x64 systems, and don't want to spend the time upgrading. So in the end they're both waiting on each other.

Imagine if nobody used typewriters when they came out. Nobody uses it, even though it exists, so there wouldn't be much paper designed for the typewriters.