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16-03-2010 7:53 PM
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Re: windows 7
16-03-2010 8:03 PM
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Re: windows 7
16-03-2010 8:15 PM
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I have had no problem with any driver in Windows 7 64 bit and Vista 64 bit
Re: windows 7
16-03-2010 10:08 PM
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(3gig ram in laptop, +512mb graphics, desktop 12gig ram, 1.5gig video ram)
Had no issues with drivers whatsoever - theres *many* drivers available that are 64 bit...
Please note: you DONT need 64bit for more than 4gb of RAM available in 32 bit (Oldjim its worth remembering you can use PAE, which will address all available over 4gig, however it is not as quick as the OS being able to address it directly!)
(some people dont tell you that it will work, however if they make an XP64 bit driver or Vista 64bit driver, then these **usually** work on win7)
(edit: an example, i have a 'creative webcam instant' on my desktop, They discontinued it after making an XP x64 driver, installing this driver in compatability mode - this works on both Vista and Win7 64bit - its not 100% guaranteed, but it is likely )
edit #2: make sure your CPU supports a 64bit extension (else you could end up with an OS which wont run anyway)
Re: windows 7
16-03-2010 10:13 PM
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You only need 32-bit if you REALLY MUST have peripherals with only 32-bit drivers.
That said, there are still some wrinkles on more "exotic" devices so if there's something really important to you check it out first.
Re: windows 7
16-03-2010 10:35 PM
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Re: windows 7
16-03-2010 11:05 PM
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New PC's have Windows 7 on (not Vista), and ALL (I really mean ALL) the ones I've seen (a fair few by now) have the 64-bit version.
The only 32-bit W7 I've ever seen installed was a pre-release I installed myself for testing.
Re: windows 7
18-03-2010 5:34 PM
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18-03-2010 5:50 PM
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18-03-2010 5:59 PM
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19-03-2010 1:24 PM
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20-03-2010 12:57 PM
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Quote from: Dawnrider HPSauce, I bought my PC new with W7 32 bit installed but with 32 and 64 disks supplied!
I reckon that could be because the 32 bit version is probably on the recovery partition and the 64 bit disc is for if you want to change to 64 bit.
I bought a couple of retail Win 7 packs and both came with two discs, one 32 bit and one 64 bit.
Re: windows 7
20-03-2010 1:07 PM
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I guess some manufacturers are being cautious about drivers so are pre-installing 32-bit (for now?), though as yet I've not seen one like that.
Re: windows 7
01-04-2010 5:23 PM
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anyway after that little monologue, you might as well go 64 bit as 32 bit is a dying animal, word on the grapevine is "windows 8" (or whatever they decide to call it) will be 64bit and 128 bit
oh and use a 32 bit browser, as there are alot of missing plugins for 64 bit, like flash and silverlight
Re: windows 7
01-04-2010 5:27 PM
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Now there is a good reason for going 64 bit all by itself
Quote from: severedsolo oh and use a 32 bit browser, as there are a lot of missing plugins for 64 bit, like flash and silverlight
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