Guest Edward Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I can't go to Vista just yet as there are some aompatibility issues with legacy applications I am forced to run. So, should I order Windows XP 64 bit? I don't have any 64 bit applications just yet and probably won't for a while, but will other 32 bit standard apps run faster on a 64bit OS or slower? Or no change?
Guest John John Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: Quar Core 2 Duo and 64 bit? Edward wrote: > I can't go to Vista just yet as there are some compatibility issues > with legacy applications I am forced to run. > So, should I order Windows XP 64 bit? I don't have any 64 bit > applications just yet and probably won't for a while, but will other > 32 bit standard apps run faster on a 64bit OS or slower? Or no change? Stick with 32-bit. Your legacy applications may not run properly on x64 and the 32-bit ones won't run any faster. John
Guest dobey Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: Quar Core 2 Duo and 64 bit? "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:e3IcG5fzHHA.1100@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Edward wrote: >> I can't go to Vista just yet as there are some compatibility issues >> with legacy applications I am forced to run. >> So, should I order Windows XP 64 bit? I don't have any 64 bit >> applications just yet and probably won't for a while, but will other >> 32 bit standard apps run faster on a 64bit OS or slower? Or no change? > > Stick with 32-bit. Your legacy applications may not run properly on x64 > and the 32-bit ones won't run any faster. > > John > I agree. I do have 64-bit XP Pro, 32-bit *may* run a tad faster, but not worth the change, and there are some 32-bit apps that won't run properly, or at all under 64-bit. This also depends on 64-bit drivers being available for your hardware.
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: Quar Core 2 Duo and 64 bit? On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:39:08 -0700, Edward <Edward.Nuxters@gmail.com> wrote: > I can't go to Vista just yet as there are some aompatibility issues > with legacy applications I am forced to run. > So, should I order Windows XP 64 bit? Probably not. > I don't have any 64 bit > applications just yet and probably won't for a while, There are very few available yet. > but will other > 32 bit standard apps run faster on a 64bit OS or slower? Or no change? They will run at much the same speed they do now. There is hardly any benefit to be achieved by running 64-bit Windows unless you have 64-bit apps. Moreover, you may have trouble getting 64-bit drivers for all your hardware. In a few years, most of us will be running 64-bit Windows. But for the present, only rarely does it make sense for someone to do so. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Rock Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: Quar Core 2 Duo and 64 bit? "Edward" <Edward.Nuxters@gmail.com> wrote >I can't go to Vista just yet as there are some aompatibility issues > with legacy applications I am forced to run. > So, should I order Windows XP 64 bit? I don't have any 64 bit > applications just yet and probably won't for a while, but will other > 32 bit standard apps run faster on a 64bit OS or slower? Or no change? FYI there is also a newsgroup for 64bit XP. microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general Probably not benefit and some drawbacks - lack of hardware drivers - if you go to 64bit XP. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
Guest Plato Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: Quar Core 2 Duo and 64 bit? Edward wrote: > > I can't go to Vista just yet as there are some aompatibility issues > with legacy applications I am forced to run. > So, should I order Windows XP 64 bit? I don't have any 64 bit No. Just buy XP2 32 bit and it will work perfectly. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest dobey Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: Quar Core 2 Duo and 64 bit? "Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message news:46a6932f$2$235$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com... > Edward wrote: <snip> > > No. Just buy XP2 32 bit and it will work perfectly. > Thats why there are so many posters here ;-)
Guest Edward Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: Quar Core 2 Duo and 64 bit? On Jul 24, 10:23 am, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > Edward wrote: > > I can't go to Vista just yet as there are some compatibility issues > > with legacy applications I am forced to run. > > So, should I order Windows XP 64 bit? I don't have any 64 bit > > applications just yet and probably won't for a while, but will other > > 32 bit standard apps run faster on a 64bit OS or slower? Or no change? > > Stick with 32-bit. Your legacy applications may not run properly on x64 > and the 32-bit ones won't run any faster. > > John That seems to be the consensus. Thanks, kids! Ed
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