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Old August 4th 09, 05:36 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64,alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000
Tim Murray
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Default 32-bit Vista with a 64-bit AMD Gateway

On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 02:04:13 -0400, Rodney Pont wrote:
Even Vista Home Basic edition is available in 64 bit, see
http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...oduct_id=11765


I always though it was 32-only, too.

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Old August 4th 09, 07:13 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000,alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Default 32-bit Vista with a 64-bit AMD Gateway



"R. C. White" wrote in message
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Hi, Tim.

No need to wonder about whether Vista Home Premium - or any other
version - is available in 64-bit. ALL versions of Vista are available in
both 32-bit and 64-bit editions. Just go to the official site to get all
the details:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...ome-basic.aspx

To compare 32-bit and 64-bit, just type "64 bit" into the search box.

Remember that Vista has been on the market for nearly 3 years now. When
it arrived in 2006, 32-bit was still the dominant platform, so most new
computers - even 64-bit machines - came with 32-bit Vista pre-installed.
At that time, many manufacturers of printers and other peripherals had not
written 64-bit drivers for their hardware, because they did not yet see a
market for those drivers. And many software developers had not yet
produced versions of their software that would run in a 64-bit operating
system.

A lot has happened in the computer world in the last 3 years. Now, it's
hard to find a new computer with a 32-bit CPU. And 64-bit drivers are not
scarce anymore. But my perception is that many - and perhaps most -
64-bit computers still come with 32-bit Vista pre-installed.

The good news is that a new buyer of 32-bit Vista can get the 64-bit
version from Microsoft or from the computer OEM for a very low cost. I
haven't needed it so I haven't checked it out, but I'm sure the answer is
at that URL above. Of course, since it's a Gateway, it probably would be
best to check the Gateway website first.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

To add a bit to this explanation...
Before considering a move from 32 bit to 64 bit Vista, especially on a
laptop, go to the laptop manufacturer's web site and *make sure* there are
64 bit drivers for every piece of hardware in the computer. I suspect that
many laptops early in the Vista era did not have 64 bit driver support,
another reason for shipping the 64 bit hardware with a 32 bit OS.


 




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