Windows Vista 32-bit vs 64-bit
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I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy. I choose to just buy a computer out of the box rather than mess with building one. I went to the store to see what was available for a new desktop and I could not find any 32-bit Vista machines by HP. I asked one of the sales people about it and he proceeded to let me know that I was silly for wanting 32-bit (he apparently has 2 64-bit systems at home) and that there are no compatibility issues to worry about and that they are awesome. Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system so that is a good reason not to go there. Will you please let me know what you think of the 2 systems and other than the obvious potential benefits over time is it work buying a 64-bit system now, today?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
All I do is work (no games) and I've found that 64-bit Vista is like a totally different OS than 32-bit. I really love it. My only complaint is that there's not support for Visual Studio 6.0 and some of the older applications. There may be hacks for that and if so I hope someone shares them here. I gotta say though that in case of XP and Vista I love 64 over 32 and I can tell a big difference.
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I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy. I choose to just buy a computer out of the box rather than mess with building one. I went to the store to see what was available for a new desktop and I could not find any 32-bit Vista machines by HP. I asked one of the sales people about it and he proceeded to let me know that I was silly for wanting 32-bit (he apparently has 2 64-bit systems at home) and that there are no compatibility issues to worry about and that they are awesome. Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system so that is a good reason not to go there. Will you please let me know what you think of the 2 systems and other than the obvious potential benefits over time is it work buying a 64-bit system now, today?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
Since you mention 64-bit Vista and VPN, I have been having problems with this combination. I was earlier using 32-bit Vista on my laptop and had installed VPN to connect to my client network. No problems there. After I upgraded to 64-bit Vista, I've been having a lot of problems with VPN connectivity. So now, I'm using another box for the VPN software. It's probably something to do with me, but I couldn't fix it so far. So you can either do this or reinstall the computer with a 32 bit OS if your employer has a license for it. Otherwise 64-bit systems are great. You will not be able to run 16-bit programs though.
«_Superman_»
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All I do is work (no games) and I've found that 64-bit Vista is like a totally different OS than 32-bit. I really love it. My only complaint is that there's not support for Visual Studio 6.0 and some of the older applications. There may be hacks for that and if so I hope someone shares them here. I gotta say though that in case of XP and Vista I love 64 over 32 and I can tell a big difference.
code-frog wrote:
My only complaint is that there's not support for Visual Studio 6.0 and some of the older applications. There may be hacks for that and if so I hope someone shares them here.
VM is your friend.
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code-frog wrote:
My only complaint is that there's not support for Visual Studio 6.0 and some of the older applications. There may be hacks for that and if so I hope someone shares them here.
VM is your friend.
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Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesYes it is. I have that too. Not everyone does but if you have it you are already thinking that so I didn't mention it. I'm building a VM right now for that very reason.
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I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy. I choose to just buy a computer out of the box rather than mess with building one. I went to the store to see what was available for a new desktop and I could not find any 32-bit Vista machines by HP. I asked one of the sales people about it and he proceeded to let me know that I was silly for wanting 32-bit (he apparently has 2 64-bit systems at home) and that there are no compatibility issues to worry about and that they are awesome. Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system so that is a good reason not to go there. Will you please let me know what you think of the 2 systems and other than the obvious potential benefits over time is it work buying a 64-bit system now, today?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
Been running 64bit vista here for over a year now - runs like a dream. no compatability issues to report.
---Guy H ;-)---
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Yes it is. I have that too. Not everyone does but if you have it you are already thinking that so I didn't mention it. I'm building a VM right now for that very reason.
If you're running 64-bit then I assume you've got a fair amount of memory sitting around. I don't notice the difference in performance if I'm running a VM or native for stuff like VS6 etc, even VS2008 on XP flies along. Plus I don't have a particularly powerful PC (ok there's 6GB RAM and a substantial graphics card (which isn't utilised in the VM) but it's only a 2GHz Athlon X2.
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
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I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy. I choose to just buy a computer out of the box rather than mess with building one. I went to the store to see what was available for a new desktop and I could not find any 32-bit Vista machines by HP. I asked one of the sales people about it and he proceeded to let me know that I was silly for wanting 32-bit (he apparently has 2 64-bit systems at home) and that there are no compatibility issues to worry about and that they are awesome. Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system so that is a good reason not to go there. Will you please let me know what you think of the 2 systems and other than the obvious potential benefits over time is it work buying a 64-bit system now, today?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
It really depeneds on what you want, on my home pc I like to develop\ play games and do almost everthing, When I upgraded my PC I thought "Hey, why dont I just use 64bit XP", the first few weeks were good, but then I found that some of those little apps you have just dont want to work, ok, well lets see if there is a 64bit version, on dear there is not. I then came to install itunes, itunes would not install on 64bit XP. I just came to furstrated and ended up putting on 32bit XP, problems solved, and virtual pc installed. Maybe vista is different, but to be honest I would not touch vista with a 10FT pole, to many bad exp.
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I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy. I choose to just buy a computer out of the box rather than mess with building one. I went to the store to see what was available for a new desktop and I could not find any 32-bit Vista machines by HP. I asked one of the sales people about it and he proceeded to let me know that I was silly for wanting 32-bit (he apparently has 2 64-bit systems at home) and that there are no compatibility issues to worry about and that they are awesome. Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system so that is a good reason not to go there. Will you please let me know what you think of the 2 systems and other than the obvious potential benefits over time is it work buying a 64-bit system now, today?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
Been running nothing but 64-bit on my desktop since Vista came out and while I initially had issues with drivers they've all been ironed out (while Vista was in beta). Recently just added another 4GB of RAM to it (to bring it to 6GB) and it absolutely flies along. Regarding program compatability here's a varied list of what runs quite happily: o All versions of GTA from I to IV o Crysis (actually uses all 6GB of RAM :omg: now that it's available) o Test Drive Unlimited o C&C3 o Project64 (N64 emulator) o Unreal3 o Unreal GOTY Edition o Office 2007 o Visual Studio 2008 o VMWare o Expression Suite o Adobe Fireworks, Photoshop, Acrobat o Mathematica o Xilix ISE o AutoCAD 2009 Seriously if the hardware has no issues then you shouldn't have a problem in that respect. Considering how well VMs run on mine have you contemplated installing say XP inside a VM for work and then installing the VPN stuff inside that? It does work (do it for Uni work).
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
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All I do is work (no games) and I've found that 64-bit Vista is like a totally different OS than 32-bit. I really love it. My only complaint is that there's not support for Visual Studio 6.0 and some of the older applications. There may be hacks for that and if so I hope someone shares them here. I gotta say though that in case of XP and Vista I love 64 over 32 and I can tell a big difference.
There is problem with old MSDOS games, so DOS box is solution. Also I got small list of problems with TV Tuners and drivers, but now I hope all vendors have 64bit drivers. For Media Center I use ffdshow 64bit Alpha, it work great, but I got 1-4 crashes per year. For Media Player it possible use some codecs as for 32bit system. Visual Studio 6 (+Windows Tabs) and 2005 plus Visual Assist working fine. For VStudio 6 I found guide how to install it, and for me it works. Office 2007 working fine. Some games have 64bit versions (Half Life 2, Crysis,...) but 32bit games also work without issue. My vote for 64 bit system, as it allow use 8Gb for me - so I can start VMs without any performance lags for host and guest OSes.
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Do you play games and do all of the standard home user things like use Office, Quicken, photo editing etc.?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
CleaKO wrote:
Do you play games and do all of the standard home user things like use Office, Quicken, photo editing etc.?
games, accounting, office, photo, video, 3D graphics, CAD, 3D model design, high performance computational research, landscape rendering research and development. The more advanced you get the more you gain from 64bit.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy. I choose to just buy a computer out of the box rather than mess with building one. I went to the store to see what was available for a new desktop and I could not find any 32-bit Vista machines by HP. I asked one of the sales people about it and he proceeded to let me know that I was silly for wanting 32-bit (he apparently has 2 64-bit systems at home) and that there are no compatibility issues to worry about and that they are awesome. Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system so that is a good reason not to go there. Will you please let me know what you think of the 2 systems and other than the obvious potential benefits over time is it work buying a 64-bit system now, today?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
Windows XP 64-bit Corporate Edition is very stable and works well.
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I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy. I choose to just buy a computer out of the box rather than mess with building one. I went to the store to see what was available for a new desktop and I could not find any 32-bit Vista machines by HP. I asked one of the sales people about it and he proceeded to let me know that I was silly for wanting 32-bit (he apparently has 2 64-bit systems at home) and that there are no compatibility issues to worry about and that they are awesome. Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system so that is a good reason not to go there. Will you please let me know what you think of the 2 systems and other than the obvious potential benefits over time is it work buying a 64-bit system now, today?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
CleaKO wrote:
Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system
I don't understand that statement at all. In any case, if you want what you want, and nobody provides it, build your own machine. It'll be a better machine than anything you could buy that's pre-made, more readily upgradable, and most likely half the cost.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
It really depeneds on what you want, on my home pc I like to develop\ play games and do almost everthing, When I upgraded my PC I thought "Hey, why dont I just use 64bit XP", the first few weeks were good, but then I found that some of those little apps you have just dont want to work, ok, well lets see if there is a 64bit version, on dear there is not. I then came to install itunes, itunes would not install on 64bit XP. I just came to furstrated and ended up putting on 32bit XP, problems solved, and virtual pc installed. Maybe vista is different, but to be honest I would not touch vista with a 10FT pole, to many bad exp.
64-bit editions of Windows Vista require iTunes 7.6 or later http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1426[^] Also: "iTunes is currently not supported in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Features may or may not work correctly. One example is reading or writing to an optical drive (CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW). It's also possible iTunes for Windows may not successfully install."
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CleaKO wrote:
Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system
I don't understand that statement at all. In any case, if you want what you want, and nobody provides it, build your own machine. It'll be a better machine than anything you could buy that's pre-made, more readily upgradable, and most likely half the cost.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
build your own machine. It'll be a better machine than anything you could buy that's pre-made, more readily upgradable, and most likely half the cost.
I tend to building my own machine, too. But I have seen prebuilt systems that were the same price as custom systems with the same components. Sometimes building your own is over rated.
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Since you mention 64-bit Vista and VPN, I have been having problems with this combination. I was earlier using 32-bit Vista on my laptop and had installed VPN to connect to my client network. No problems there. After I upgraded to 64-bit Vista, I've been having a lot of problems with VPN connectivity. So now, I'm using another box for the VPN software. It's probably something to do with me, but I couldn't fix it so far. So you can either do this or reinstall the computer with a 32 bit OS if your employer has a license for it. Otherwise 64-bit systems are great. You will not be able to run 16-bit programs though.
«_Superman_»
«_Superman_» wrote:
16-bit programs
what are these ?? :P
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
build your own machine. It'll be a better machine than anything you could buy that's pre-made, more readily upgradable, and most likely half the cost.
I tend to building my own machine, too. But I have seen prebuilt systems that were the same price as custom systems with the same components. Sometimes building your own is over rated.
I went from a Dual core/DDR to a Quad core/DDR2 for $450 this year (motherboard, CPU, RAM, XP-64 OEM). Building *my* own is never overrated. Beisdes that, I actually have the OS DVD if I need to reinstall.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
I went from a Dual core/DDR to a Quad core/DDR2 for $450 this year (motherboard, CPU, RAM, XP-64 OEM). Building *my* own is never overrated. Beisdes that, I actually have the OS DVD if I need to reinstall.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Building *my* own is never overrated
Okay, okay ... ;) Actually I am talking about the PC I am going to buy for my mother. The low end 2 Gig systems from my local shop are the same price as if I would buy the components individually (and this shop has low prices). Back to the topic: If I don't want to or can't upgrade this machine to more than 2 Gigs (it's for internet and Word usage only), would you still recommend Vista 64? A friend told me that there might be some overhead compared to Vista 32.
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I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy. I choose to just buy a computer out of the box rather than mess with building one. I went to the store to see what was available for a new desktop and I could not find any 32-bit Vista machines by HP. I asked one of the sales people about it and he proceeded to let me know that I was silly for wanting 32-bit (he apparently has 2 64-bit systems at home) and that there are no compatibility issues to worry about and that they are awesome. Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system so that is a good reason not to go there. Will you please let me know what you think of the 2 systems and other than the obvious potential benefits over time is it work buying a 64-bit system now, today?
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)
I noticed that 64-bit Video Card drivers sometimes get a delayed released compared to 32-bit ones. So if gaming is your deal, I wouldn't recommend it as you might not benefit from the most current video drivers. Aside from that, I haven't seen any issues with my XP 64-bit, Also didn't notice any real performance improvement.
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CleaKO wrote:
Well I know for a fact that my employer will not allow 64-bit VPN software to be installed on a 64-bit system
I don't understand that statement at all. In any case, if you want what you want, and nobody provides it, build your own machine. It'll be a better machine than anything you could buy that's pre-made, more readily upgradable, and most likely half the cost.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
build your own machine
Is there a cannonical guide to building your own machine? I would like something that addresses current technology without relying on availability of particular brands.
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CleaKO wrote:
I just had a crappy experience at Best Buy.
Why would you even consider buying a comp at BestBuy? I have been rockin' 64bit Vista for six months now. I use it for games and occasional development. I have the 64bit Zune software and MS Office. I have never had an issue with it. I don't know of any reason not to install the 64bit version of vista. I burn / rip all my DVDs / CDs with it and have never had an issue.
I didn't get any requirements for the signature
I am buying a computer from Best Buy because I have a Best Buy credit card. Believe me I dont like their sleeze but at least I can see the product in person before buying it.
CleaKO
"Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate." - Marc Clifton (The Lounge)