I have XP pro sp2, is that 64 bit? --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, replace computer > There are 64bit versions of XP. I think vista requires 64bit. Any modern > CPU is going to be 64bit. The major advantages is the ability to use > more than 2GB of memory at a time. > > -Rolf > > Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote: >> Is XP 64 bit or what? Or is just vista 64 bit? What are the advantages? >> I >> am way behind the times. >> >> --- >> Kaleb C. Striplin >> Cox Auto Trader >> 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:40 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, replace computer >> >> >> >>> You need a SATA controller to use SATA drives. All the current >>> machines that have SATA also have an ATA or IDE connector on the >>> motherboard for use with cd drives. That will allow you to connect >>> your old disk to copy stuff over. Any current machine you buy will be >>> 64 bit. You might as well load an x64 version of windows since >>> Microsoft has yet to come out with any upgrade path from x86 to x64. >>> Soon, you will only be able to get x64 versions of Windows. Neither >>> Intel or AMD are making any more x86 CPU's - except for specialty >>> dedicated controllers. >>> >>> As a side note, Small Business Server 2008 will be released only as an >>> x64 version (Exchange 2007 is x64 only). Anyone running SBS now will >>> need to do a complete reinstall to move to SBS2008. There is no >>> upgrade. They bumped the Premium version of SBS2008 to run on 2 >>> servers and are coming out with a new product called EBS2008 >>> (Essential Business Server) that will run on 3 (standard) or 4 >>> (premium) servers. >>> >>> The only drawback I see on that eMachine is a limit of 2-gig of ram. >>> These days, that's not much and may not be enough to run the next >>> version of Windows. Personally, I'd go with an Asus M2A-VM and an >>> athlon x2 6400 dual-core cpu. They are dirt cheap now. That will play >>> HD and Blu-ray on you nice TV. The motherboard comes with an OEM >>> version of CyberLink. You need that to play high def and costs more >>> than the motherboard is selling for now. >>> >>> -Dave Walton >>> >>> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 1:27 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> So my computer that I have been having all the trouble with, I built it >>>> in >>>> 01. It was pretty top of the line then, amd 1.6 processor, something >>>> like >>>> that, 7xx meg ram. i beefed it up pretty good and it has run great >>>> 24/7 >>>> since. Have had to replace a few power supplies but other than that >>>> no >>>> problems. Current problem is of course software related, but thinking >>>> about either replacing its hard drive and start from scratch, them >>>> moving >>>> over what I need, or just buying a whole new computer, wiping out the >>>> vista crap, and install XP. Office depot has this on sale, look like >>>> a >>>> POS? Seems cheap: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/109410/T3646-Desktop-Computer-With-AMD-Processor/ >>>> >>>> If I go with a new drive, mine is ATA, but I see SATA looks like now, >>>> will >>>> these SATA drives work with my ATA controller or will I have to find a >>>> ATA >>>> drive? >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
