Debating moving over to x65 Win 7...

[50]

Hello,

So I've used x86 for a long time now; however, I just upgraded from 2gb of RAM to 6gb and realized x86 can only utilitze 3gb. I've never considered x64 just because I've read stories about headaches, particularly with drivers needing to be digitally signed. Are these problems still inherent in windows 7? Will I see any other benefits besides more RAM? Do all of my programs and apps have to be x64? I have a lot of small little apps like Mp3 trimmers/taggers, ahoihoi for AIM, etc that I don't think are supported for x64, are there any emulators or am I out of luck? Thanks

 

[masteryoda34]

You can run 32bit programs on 64bit Windows. Only drivers must be natively 64bit. Almost all common hardware has 64bit drivers today. I would reccommend going 64bit with Windows 7. I read that Microsoft expects more than 50% of Windows 7 shipments to be 64bit.

 

[armstrda]

I've never heard of 65 bit OSes

 

[z1ggy]

Im on windows 7 and I have had no probs yet.

 

[MBrown]

x64 is fine in Vista and W7. The only problem I run into is quicktime doesn't work right with a 64bit windows os. W7 fixes this for the most part because WMP12 plays quicktime files.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: armstrda
I've never heard of 65 bit OSes

Makes me want to use my "Super-Editing-Powers" for Good and not Evil and edit the poster's Subject Line.

 

[Cogman]

Originally posted by: MBrown
x64 is fine in Vista and W7. The only problem I run into is quicktime doesn't work right with a 64bit windows os. W7 fixes this for the most part because WMP12 plays quicktime files.

Wait, quicktime not working right? I call that a feature, not a drawback

ffdshow-tryouts should be able to play pretty much everything you through at it.

 

[imported_Tryckee]

Originally posted by: 50
Hello,

So I've used x86 for a long time now; however, I just upgraded from 2gb of RAM to 6gb and realized x86 can only utilitze 3gb. I've never considered x64 just because I've read stories about headaches, particularly with drivers needing to be digitally signed. Are these problems still inherent in windows 7? Will I see any other benefits besides more RAM? Do all of my programs and apps have to be x64? I have a lot of small little apps like Mp3 trimmers/taggers, ahoihoi for AIM, etc that I don't think are supported for x64, are there any emulators or am I out of luck? Thanks

Well, here's a link from Tom's Hardware that may give you some additional information.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: armstrda
I've never heard of 65 bit OSes

It's one more!

In seriousness, I have been running 64bit for the past year or so and haven't run into any major problems. But then I don't do that much stuff in Windows anymore.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: armstrda
I've never heard of 65 bit OSes

They're great. It's nothing earth shattering, but it is a bit better than 64.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Unless you have some very exotic hardware/peripherals, you shouldn't have any problems with drivers.

 

[alkalinetaupehat]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: armstrda
I've never heard of 65 bit OSes

They're great. It's nothing earth shattering, but it is a bit better than 64.

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