have you...

[kosova]

tried this?
i'd like to know how it goes, i know the drivers are almost impossible to find [hang in there those with 64bit]..but are software becoming availabe in 64bit? or has there been an emulator that this OS uses to use 32bit software...i'd like to know whats being done, or some big software company out there making their products in 64bit version also, sound exciting

[786ARS]

got it, and stay well away.
It'll be great when all the drivers and programs become compatible. But untill then, unless you want to use a lot of ram for a server, then go right ahead.
If you want 64bit win, then wait for vista, itll give time for developers to make drivers etc.
786ARS

[kosova]

Originally Posted by 786ARS got it, and stay well away. It'll be great when all the drivers and programs become compatible. But untill then, unless you want to use a lot of ram for a server, then go right ahead. If you want 64bit win, then wait for vista, itll give time for developers to make drivers etc. 786ARS

is VIsta only available in 64bit version or is there a 32bit Vista?

[rspassey]

x64 does run 32 bit applications.

The x64 architecture, when combined with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, can run the thousands of 32-bit programs available today. 32-bit applications running in the WOW64 subsystem provide a highly-compatible, high-performance environment for the thousands of existing 32-bit applications. 32-bit applications are installed into the Program Files (x86) directory structure, and have separate hives in the registry to prevent problems. Applications running in the WOW64 system on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition each have a full 4 GB of virtual memory space. Applications compiled to take advantage of the /3 GB switch will actually get 4 GB, without constraining the operating system at all, since it is running in the 8 terabytes of virtual address space that Windows XP Professional x64 Edition has for the system processes. This can have a substantial impact on memory-constrained applications, such as computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), even before a 64-bit version of the program is available.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...loringx64.mspx

[786ARS]

vista will be available in 32bit, also there are quite alot of programs and games that arent compatible with x64 like lego starwars, a game which i hod wanted because it combined two of my fav. things. So it was distressing when i saw the not compatable with os message show up in the intstaller, i was distraught.