Does 64 bit OS require 64 bit CPU and Motherboard? I use 32 bit quad core Intel cpu and Intel motherboard. Will Win 7 64 bit run on that?
Rik Rasmussen On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Tomasz Janeczko <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hello, > > If you install 64 bit version of Win7 then you will be able to use more RAM > (1 terabyte). If you install 32 bit, then old limits (2/3GB of user address > space + 2/1GB kernel) apply. > > As for drivers - you need new drivers. At least Vista-compatible drivers, > but as far as graphics is concerned you need new WDDM v1.1 drivers > to take full advantage of Win7 improvements. So first check if your card > vendor supplies them. I got NVidia cards everywhere and drivers are already > WDDM 1.1 / 64 bit. > Be careful with 64 bit Win7, because it *needs* 64 bit drivers for *every* > device you want to use. 32 bit _drivers_ won't work. > 32 bit _applications_ work on 64 bit system, but 32 bit drivers do not. > Having said that - Windows 7 RC 64 bit on my notebook did not need any > "external" driver other than graphic card driver. All devices were detected > and drivers shipped > with windows worked. > > Best regards, > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Herman <[email protected]> > *To:* Tomasz Janeczko <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 01, 2009 2:29 PM > *Subject:* Re[2]: [amibroker] Re: Windows 7 > > Thank you Tomasz, > > > this is very helpful! > > > You don't mention RAM. Assuming that Win7 matches XP in performance, if > Win7 has greater ram capability it might be worth the change. > > > What is the situation for drivers? Can all the old drivers be used or will > developers have to rework their drivers? > > > Any change of getting stuck with a new OS that is not supported by > everyone? > > > herman > > > > Saturday, August 1, 2009, 6:25:57 AM, you wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > It is somewhat hard to tell and depends on what you have now. > > > Despite what some people say that Windows 7 is just "service pack" for > Vista, > > > Windows 7 brings in fact several important improvements over Vista. > > > One of most critical things is graphics. > > > Vista was poor performer because MS dropped hardware acceleration for GDI > > > in Vista. Now Win7 brings GDI hardware acceleration back plus other > improvements. > > > > More about this: > > > > http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/04/25/engineering-windows-7-for-graphics-performance.aspx<http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/04/25/engineering-windows-7-for-graphics-performance.aspx> > > > > So if you are using Vista now, you would see better performance using > Windows 7, there is no doubt about this. > > > On the other hand if you are using XP, I doubt if you will see the > difference in speed. > > > > Myself I am using Windows 7 RC on my notebook, it works fine and > AmiBroker runs > > > on it almost flawlessly (there is one interference with automated trading > > > interface and open Interpretation window > > > as in Vista, and it is investigated now) > > > > It feels a lot snappier than Vista, but this is fresh install and fresh > installs are always fast. > > > > I have in fact already preordered Win7, but my situation is a little > different since I > > > _must_ use new systems to verify if AmiBroker works OK. > > > > I will be also investigating new Direct2D immediate mode graphics APIs > that Win7 brings > > > for possible implementation in AmiBroker, but nothing in this area has > been settled yet. > > > > Best regards, > > > Tomasz Janeczko > > > amibroker.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "sidhartha70" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 11:17 AM > > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Windows 7 > > > > >> TJ, > > > >> Is it worth upgrading to Windows 7...? Would you briefly sharing your > experiences...? > > > >> Thx > > > >> --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <gro...@...> wrote: > > > >>> Hello, > > > >>> I am running Windows 7 RC 64 bit edition for about 3 weeks and > AmiBroker works fine on it. > > >>> I have noticed some issues within Windows 7 itself (affects all > applications), but these are likely > > >>> to be fixed in official W7. > > > >>> Best regards, > > >>> Tomasz Janeczko > > >>> amibroker.com > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: "sidhartha70" <sidharth...@...> > > >>> To: <[email protected]> > > >>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:32 AM > > >>> Subject: [amibroker] Windows 7 > > > > >>> > TJ, > > >>> > > > >>> > Will AB work on all versions of Windows 7 right out of the box...? > > >>> > > > >>> > Are there any special considerations we need to think about before > running AB on Windows 7...? > > >>> > > > >>> > Many Thanks > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > ------------------------------------ > > >>> > > > >>> > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > > >>> > This group is for the discussion between users only. > > >>> > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > >>> > > > >>> > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > > >>> > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > >>> > > > >>> > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > > >>> > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > > >>> > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > >>> > > > >>> > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > >>> > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > >>> > > > >>> > Yahoo! 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