The retail Vista package ships with x86 and x64 versions for all product levels. All product levels are installed from the same DVD and use the Activation code to determine what it lays down on the hard drive. OEM versions usually only ship with one version for one product level.
XP Professional is still available in an x64 version. It has a different part number than the x86 version. At this point, Vista x64 will have better support and driver availability. There is a slight speed improvement running x64 versus x86 on the same hardware due to taking a bigger byte of memory each time (pun intended). Many device drivers still run in 32 bit mode under WoW (Windows on Windows) under the x64 versions. That's just MicroSpeak for saying they wrote an emulation layer so they would not have to rewrite/recompile everything. 2Gig ram is juuuust enough to run the ultimate version of Vista and use your PC as a Tivo with a standard and HD tuner board. -Dave Walton On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin, work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
