martymas Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) hi team recently i installed win xp 64bitand found it wasent compatable with many applis thunderbird firefox. ubuntu. you name it some how it didnt like linux as i was getting all sorts of errorsand in ubuntu i wouldnt allow me to install many packagessthe disk was given to me by a nephew who works for microsoft australiaand no wonder they give the disk awayi had all sorts of trouble as well im not experiened with the 64bit osso i reverted back to xp32bitand now ime enjoying my comptingso if you have the 64bit version get advice . in case you get trouble like i didmartyps: i understand linux is 64bithow come Edited January 16, 2007 by martymas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 it will be a few years before 64 bit is the norm. As far as I know, all OEM computers with vista will be 32bit.As to linux, you can run either 32 or 64 bit like windows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 I guess everything has to be re-written to work with 64-bit, so there's no point in upgrading unless you know you can also upgrade ... everything else. I'm surprised there's no work-around, like having 32-bit programs run inside a 32-bit VM (virtual machine). Where's the future when we really need it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 yes JD i agreeun fortunately im always experimentingand it gets me into bother at timesi like ubuntu but it needs to work with windowsso i had to revert back to 32bitim not quite ready to take on ubuntu stand alonewindows is essential to me in all the years ive used it ive made it work for me with out problems.so 64bit is way in the futuremarty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 It will most likely take at least 10 years for everything to go 64-bit.Btw, I'm moving this to PC Support.B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 sorry bout that jeffmarty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 It will most likely take at least 10 years for everything to go 64-bit. ... Ten years?!? At the rate of change in the PC world, somehow I doubt that. (... Wondering how long it took to go from 16 to 32 ... ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Well, considering what has to be done and that 64-bit has been out for a few years now, I don't think my statement is too far off. Though I may be wrong. Here's some more facts:8-bit desktop: 1975-198416-bit desktop: 1981-199032-bit desktop from 1987-2008You also have to consider all the software out there. Just because 64-bit hardware is out that doesn't make the transition any faster. 64-bit hardware doesn't determine the new software standard. Point being that whatever the software platforms run on will be what we use, so until all software is 64-bit... Well, who knows how long that will take. I'm just going by history here, maybe I'm wrong. It could happen faster, but who knows for sure until it happens. B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 the down side is it isnt compatable with otheraplicationswhen i first got the disk i put it on a stand alone and it worked greatbut the hdd was dyingso i had to get another hddthere wasnt any conflicti had read on g4 and i think here where hardware would be the problembut that was false infoit found the drivers for all hardware but the dialup modem but i had the modem diskso that wasnt any problem so to sum it up to get it to work with other oessesand applications will be the problemand ive just cited the problem with linux yes i think it will be some time before it is workablemarty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 (edited) Working with Vista... Both 32 and 64bit.You can go either way. The 64bit version has 32bit compatibility mode built in. Automaticlly utilizing a 32bit platform to run. Some of the early betas would tell you that a 32bit program would not work....That you needed to use a 64 bit program and if you would like to download that version.But the latest version just installs 32bit programs into the 32bit compatibility folder and run just fine. Still have found a few programs that won't run under either one. But with correspondence with them, They assure that by the time Vista is released to the full public they will have their products compatible. With Vista the real choice is up to you, and which way you want to go.But for now I would suggest to go with the 32bit. Just in-case that favorite program you like will work. Edited January 18, 2007 by JSKY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Jeff,I would think you will be close @ ten years. In 10 years there will still be 32bit machines still running, so if that is the case you can use that arguement and say you were right.Hell put a script in the forum to bump this thread to the top, and in ten years we will see.M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 ...8-bit desktop: 1975-198416-bit desktop: 1981-199032-bit desktop from 1987-2008 ... I didn't know where to begin looking for that exact information: Looks like you're correct, if not an optimist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aluvus Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I guess everything has to be re-written to work with 64-bit, so there's no point in upgrading unless you know you can also upgrade ... everything else. I'm surprised there's no work-around, like having 32-bit programs run inside a 32-bit VM (virtual machine). Where's the future when we really need it?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_on_Windows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schusterjo Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 The only thing 64bit will offer at this point in time over 32bit is better security, that's it. You will not get any speed increase on most applications, and at this time in development you may even experience a slowing of the application. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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