[pchelpers] Re: Longhorn Explained

It's a little more than that. Some of it will require compatability with 
advanced video cards and that security thing the US government want to 
put in all machines (although I can't see the good of making everyone 
else get it too by default).

Jacqueline MacWhirter wrote:

>Has this to do with the 64 bit processors that are just  coming out now?
>Some of the 64 bit processors and motherboards will run 32 bit but not all.
>I know that Microsoft is still  testing Windows XP 64 bit . You probably
>need to change the motherboard and processors maybe the video card etc that
>is big bucks though  I am curious what megahertz it will need I notice some
>of my friends are buying power supplies at 450- 500 watts. I knew a year ago
>something was in wind because one of the suppliers around here said
>everything will be obsolete, he was suggesting including the LCD monitors he
>might had been pulling my leg-- about the monitor though I don't know with
>him he sometimes is full of prunes. I am not thoroughly convinced about
>that.-- Jackie
>  
>
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