For those who have installed Windows 7, would you recommend installng the 32 bit or 64 bit version for testing? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
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For those who have installed Windows 7, would you recommend installng the 32 bit or 64 bit version for testing? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
I'm running the 64-bit version and have had no problems with it. 64-bit is really the way to go. 64-bit is more secure and can manage larger amounts of memory better than 32-bit.
Ditto what bistro said. I'm running 64bit but a bit of problems on my end. Some software that is 32bit won't work. But these are older versions I got when I had win98, so I suspect that is the reason why. Other than that, I've had no problems and it picks up my 4gigs of memory installed.
A good example would be the "new" i7 motherboards. They have triple-channel memory...that means a minimum of 6GB RAM. With 32-bit, it will not recognize that much memory....64-bit will.
It may take awhile, but eventually all the software developers will have to get on the bandwagon and make everything 64-bit; it is inevitable. 32-bit is getting very old.
I've been running Vista x64 since the early betas and I've had virtually no problems to speak of. Win 7 x64 is even better still as there are plenty of drivers for it. 64-bit is definitely the way to go :)
Presuming your hardware is current.
Ditto to 64 bit.
"In for a penny, in for a pound"
Thanks for the info, all. I'll let you know what I decide. Any additional comments are welcome.
Other than the memory issue are there any other reasons to choose 64 bit over 32 bit? Is the extra expense, small as it might be, justified by what the average user will see on the screen and feel on the keyboard?
Vista 64-bit is more secure for a number of reasons. It insists on using signed drivers for a start, as well as other baked in security features that aren't present in 32-bit. Plus the fact that a lot of malware can't install on x64, though that will change when it becomes really popular, of course.
Following article may be of interest,Quote:
Originally Posted by boots
Pros and cons
Keep in mind that, at last check, for power users, 4 GB of memory is now the minimum norm.
I've just pre-ordered Home Premium 7 - does this offer 32 AND 64 ?
Store.Microsoft.com: Windows 7 Home Premium
http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft...oduct/B0F9E641Quote:
This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/buy...der-ended.aspx
Home Premium, Pro, and Ultimate:
Quote:
This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Thanking you both ;)
You're welcome. :)
Hello folks,
I have three large partitions, one running XP Pro, the second with Win 7x32 and I dual boot.
Can I install Win 7 x64 on the third partition.
My hardware is up to date and I have RAM of 4gig+
When using XP to install from the DVD the torrent copy of Win 7 7600 x64 it does not like the fact that it is on a x32 system.
Any ideas please.
You can install Win7 on any partition you like, the bootloader will take care of everything. You'll need to install it by placing the DVD in the drive, and then rebooting the system. If Setup doesn't start then you may need to change the boot order in the BIOS.
Hello Nick, thanks for your reply.
I was inserting the DVD and running setup from within XP.
That's what gave me a "this is not x32" message.
You're saying boot from the DVD, alright I will.
I suppose it will give me the option to install into the partition of MY choosing (F:\ drive) and not become the new C:\ drive.
Yes, just like in XP, you can select where to install it.
Ta :)
I found that while you can select the drive location and install on the partition of your choosing, once installed it calls that drive the c:\drive and adjusts the letters of other drives as it sees fit. Grrhh.
You can change the drive letters of all partitions (except it's own C: drive) in Disk Management. In fact I've had to do this to make the drive letters consistent when setting up a multi-boot system in every version since Win2000.
Thank you. I shall try that when I feel brave enough :cool:
Tell me, will Disc Management re-allocate any drive settings I might have specified. For example with Partition Magic I could scan for any links and they were reallocated to the new drive letter.
I've never found any need to do that. But arranging drive letters how I want them is one of the things that I always do early on after installing an OS, that way it shouldn't ever be an issue.