Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

[Guest Sabo, Eric]

Which is better or which OS would have better peformance under the same

hardware (Memory less than 4 GB)?

 

Does anyone have any URLs that did a test like this?

 

Thanks in advance,

Eric Sabo

[Guest philo]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

 

"Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

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> Which is better or which OS would have better peformance under the same

> hardware (Memory less than 4 GB)?

>

> Does anyone have any URLs that did a test like this?

>

> Thanks in advance,

> Eric Sabo

 

On the same machine XP_32 and XP_64 will not have any terribly noticable

differences for "general" usage.

the real question is what applications are you going to run.

If the apps you use cannot take advantage of 64bit extentions...then you

might as well just go with the 32bit version of XP...

as you will have better driver support.

 

Of course if you run apps that can take advantage of the 64bit CPU...then go

for it.

 

Just for an example..I built a machine that's used exclusively for Photoshop

CS2.

 

The machine dual boots XP_32 and XP_64. There is a nice improvement on the

64bit side...

and once that system was fully configured...the user never bothered to use

XP_32 again.

 

 

But if one were just going to use the machine for word processing and

checking email (ie)

you probably would see no difference

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

No difference for most apps. Depends on what you are doing.

 

"Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

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> Which is better or which OS would have better peformance under the same

> hardware (Memory less than 4 GB)?

>

> Does anyone have any URLs that did a test like this?

>

> Thanks in advance,

> Eric Sabo

[Guest Sabo, Eric]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

Does anyone have a list of what apps will or can take advantage of the OS

being 64-bit?

 

Yes even Office 2007 is an 32-bit application, one would think Microsoft

would have written this for 64-bit.

 

 

 

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> No difference for most apps. Depends on what you are doing.

>

> "Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

> news:%235rdEyZZIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Which is better or which OS would have better peformance under the same

>> hardware (Memory less than 4 GB)?

>>

>> Does anyone have any URLs that did a test like this?

>>

>> Thanks in advance,

>> Eric Sabo

>

[Guest philo]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

 

"Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

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> Does anyone have a list of what apps will or can take advantage of the OS

> being 64-bit?

>

> Yes even Office 2007 is an 32-bit application, one would think Microsoft

> would have written this for 64-bit.

>

>

>

 

There are no 64bit apps that I know of...

at best , just 32bit apps that can take advantage of 64 bit extentions...

though I think Adobe might be working on a 64bit version of Photoshop...

check their website

[Guest Homer J. Simpson]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

>> Does anyone have a list of what apps will or can take advantage of the OS

>> being 64-bit?

>>

>> Yes even Office 2007 is an 32-bit application, one would think Microsoft

>> would have written this for 64-bit.

>>

> There are no 64bit apps that I know of...

 

OMG.

 

Hand in your geek badge. Now.

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

If you have driver support and your programs run on 64-bit, XP64 is a rock

solid system. While I mostly use Vista64 now, it is no way as solid for me

as XP64 was, worth every annoyance I went thru getting is set up and working

the way I needed it to work.

 

"Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

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> Which is better or which OS would have better peformance under the same

> hardware (Memory less than 4 GB)?

>

> Does anyone have any URLs that did a test like this?

>

> Thanks in advance,

> Eric Sabo

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

There is no need for Office to be 64bit. The primary advantage for software

is the support for more than 4GB of memory. Video and graphics processing

software can certainly use a 64bit OS to great advantage but most software

runs about the same as it did in 32bit.

 

It is better to check the websites for software companies for the programs

you want to use to see what they say the advantages of 64bit versions are.

Don't forget that most of them have user forums where you can ask other

users about these things.

 

There are lots of lists of compatible software for Vista x64 on the internet

(use google) but MS only maintains a hardware compatibility list. It would

be a massive and thankless job to track software. I know of no list of

software compiled specifically as 64-bit software, however. There just

isn't any need for one since 32bit programs run natively in Vista x64

anyway.

 

"Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

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> Does anyone have a list of what apps will or can take advantage of the OS

> being 64-bit?

>

> Yes even Office 2007 is an 32-bit application, one would think Microsoft

> would have written this for 64-bit.

>

>

>

>

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:8400975F-886B-4F2D-983E-D7B9D4C67B89@microsoft.com...

>> No difference for most apps. Depends on what you are doing.

>>

>> "Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

>> news:%235rdEyZZIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> Which is better or which OS would have better peformance under the same

>>> hardware (Memory less than 4 GB)?

>>>

>>> Does anyone have any URLs that did a test like this?

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance,

>>> Eric Sabo

>>

>

[Guest philo]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

 

"Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message

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>>> Does anyone have a list of what apps will or can take advantage of the

>>> OS being 64-bit?

>>>

>>> Yes even Office 2007 is an 32-bit application, one would think Microsoft

>>> would have written this for 64-bit.

>>>

>> There are no 64bit apps that I know of...

>

> OMG.

>

> Hand in your geek badge. Now.

>

 

I don't think I worded that too well...

 

 

Yes. there are 64 bit apps...but since the 64bit machine I built was for

someone else...

& my own machines are 32 bit... I'd have no need to know what apps there are

for 64 bit.

 

eeer

 

anyway...they are comming now to pick up my geek badge

so no amount of blundering around can save me.

 

It must have been a pretty serious error on my part as it looks like Bill

Gates himself

is now at the door to strip the badge away from me :(

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

Yes there are.

 

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message

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>

> "Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

> news:D7873294-0A71-42EA-A3D4-62B6D0A68F7B@microsoft.com...

>> Does anyone have a list of what apps will or can take advantage of the OS

>> being 64-bit?

>>

>> Yes even Office 2007 is an 32-bit application, one would think Microsoft

>> would have written this for 64-bit.

>>

>>

>>

>

> There are no 64bit apps that I know of...

> at best , just 32bit apps that can take advantage of 64 bit extentions...

> though I think Adobe might be working on a 64bit version of Photoshop...

> check their website

>

[Guest S.SubZero]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

On Feb 2, 9:16 am, "philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:

> There are no 64bit apps that I know of...

> at best , just 32bit apps that can take advantage of 64 bit extentions...

> though I think Adobe might be working on a 64bit version of Photoshop...

> check their website

 

Er..wow.

 

64-bit browser: Firefox

64-bit games: UT2004, Farcry, Crysis, etc.

64-bit media player: Media Player Classic 64-bit

64-bit console emulator: Dolphin

64-bit binary newsreader: NewsBin

64-bit virtualization software: Virtualbox, VMWare

64-bit IRC client: TurboIRC (I have no idea why)

 

That's' just a sample.

 

It also doesn't include servery apps like Exchange Server 2007 which

is only 64-bit.

[Guest Homer J. Simpson]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

>> OMG.

>>

>> Hand in your geek badge. Now.

>>

>

> I don't think I worded that too well...

>

> Yes. there are 64 bit apps...but since the 64bit machine I built was for

> someone else...

> & my own machines are 32 bit... I'd have no need to know what apps there

> are for 64 bit.

>

> eeer

>

> anyway...they are comming now to pick up my geek badge

> so no amount of blundering around can save me.

>

> It must have been a pretty serious error on my part as it looks like Bill

> Gates himself

> is now at the door to strip the badge away from me :(

 

:-D Just poor wording. All I wanted to point out was that anybody with

Visual Studio (2005 or 2008) can write a 64-bit "Hello, World" program...

[Guest philo]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

 

"Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message

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> >> OMG.

> >>

> >> Hand in your geek badge. Now.

> >>

> >

> > I don't think I worded that too well...

> >

> > Yes. there are 64 bit apps...but since the 64bit machine I built was for

> > someone else...

> > & my own machines are 32 bit... I'd have no need to know what apps there

> > are for 64 bit.

> >

> > eeer

> >

> > anyway...they are comming now to pick up my geek badge

> > so no amount of blundering around can save me.

> >

> > It must have been a pretty serious error on my part as it looks like

Bill

> > Gates himself

> > is now at the door to strip the badge away from me :(

>

> :-D Just poor wording. All I wanted to point out was that anybody with

> Visual Studio (2005 or 2008) can write a 64-bit "Hello, World" program...

>

>

 

 

"Hello World" >>>

 

I thought you needed a 128 bit CPU for that one <G>

[Guest Homer J. Simpson]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

>> :-D Just poor wording. All I wanted to point out was that anybody with

>> Visual Studio (2005 or 2008) can write a 64-bit "Hello, World" program...

>

> "Hello World" >>>

>

> I thought you needed a 128 bit CPU for that one <G>

 

I'm sure that as we speak, somewhere on the Microsoft campus is a 128-bit

Hello World program that barely runs because of the overhead...

[Guest James Van Buskirk]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> There is no need for Office to be 64bit. The primary advantage for

> software is the support for more than 4GB of memory. Video and graphics

> processing software can certainly use a 64bit OS to great advantage but

> most software runs about the same as it did in 32bit.

 

If office has no need to be 64-bit, then how do we use 64-bit DLLs

via VBA?

 

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[Guest Jim Compris]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

God has spoken, folks

 

Colin Barnhorst wrote:

> There is no need for Office to be 64bit.

[Guest Jim Compris]

Re: Windows XP x86 vs Windows XP 64-bit

 

Here goes the genius, again

 

 

Colin Barnhorst wrote:

> Yes there are.

>>

>> There are no 64bit apps that I know of...

>> at best , just 32bit apps that can take advantage of 64 bit extentions...

>> though I think Adobe might be working on a 64bit version of Photoshop...

>> check their website

>>

>