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OK, so I missed a step-advice please?

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jnjboc

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so, I ordered pieces for a new build per my sig. i was going to run good ole' WinXP Pro just like I have for years for the time being....stable...works with all my games, etc. I know that WinXP would only recognize 3.5GB of my memory, but I was ok with that..

I received the memory first today. I pop open the blister pack and read in big letters, "Corsair's line of 4GB memorykits are designed for 64-bit operating systems, and putting them in 32 bit operatings systems is not advised nor supported under warranty". oops......

OK, please take it easy on me here....

so, apparently, I have to go with either XP-64 or Vista......

I know that DirectX-11 and beyond goodies will be on Vista, and it's the future of PC gaming. but what about older games-I'm concerned about incompatibilities with Vista. I'm not too concerned about hardware issues as everything I am getting is new, so I'm sure I'm ok there.

I need to decide this in the next couple of days.

can anyone take pity on me and give me a thought on this?

thanks very much
Jeff.
 
There's nothing that I know of that would make memory incompatible with a 32bit operating system. I run 4GB kits on plenty of 32bit operating systems. They probably don't want people calling to say that only 3.5GB is showing up in Windows so they just say it's for 64bit OS only.
 
thanks.

guess it got me to thinking. should I run a dual-boot system? WinXP as well as Vista? I assume some folks are doing that to ensure compatibility with older games that they still like to play, but Vista to get all the advantages of future releases....
 
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