What about apps? Will all 32-bit apps run under a 64-bit OS? If not,
that's potentially huge PITA.
swzaske wrote:
And about time too. Been waiting for years for 64 bit to go
mainstream. I have 3 boxes that run WinXP Home 32 bit with 2 Gigs of
RAM and Duncan is right there just isn't any reason for more. However,
when you upgrade to Vista or to a lesser degree Windows 7, 4 Gigs of
RAM is minimum at the price there just isn't a compelling reason not
to go 64 bit. Why not embrace the future, we all know that software of
the future is going to need more RAM.
Greg Sevart wrote:
Not to mention that 32-bit versions of Windows are effectively EOL'd
with
the release of Windows 7. Microsoft has already announced that W7
will be
the last consumer operating system available in both x86 and x64
flavors.
They already made the cutoff with Windows Server--Server 2008 R2 is x64
only. Many of Microsoft's server products (such as Exchange 2007)
are/will
be available in 64-bit versions exclusively.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question
Even consumer-level computers coming with 4GB RAM, there's no choice
but to
go with a 64-bit OS, otherwise, you will be inundated with questions
about
"I bought 4GB, why does it say 3.3GB?" - e.g. my parents don't care
what OS
(32 or 64) as long as everything works the way they like it. 4GB and a
updated OS with more ease-of-use features goes a long way in that
respect.
