-=PCTechTalk=- Re: =PCTechTalk=- 64 bit (again...)
- From: "Lilian" <lilian.oswaldocruz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:50:51 -0300
Glad to read your experienced opinion! I am encouraged to install WinXP Pro
64. I tend to upgrade or build a new computer every 18-24 months. Not
because I need to, but with 12 grandchildren, I pass the "old" computers on
to them and this way I am able to feed my hobby... build new computers :o))
Since I was building new, why not 64bits?
As to 64 bit OS, as soon as I have time to back up (mostly organise...) I am
going to partition c:/ and dual boot 32bit and 64 bit. That should get me
going to start with. I don´t intend to waste my time with Britney, but
there are some Flash items I quite like...<g>
I´ve had computers since 1984 (Apricot, with DOS <bg>) and started with
Windows in the early 90´s. I have always had AMD Athlon, and have never had
heat problems, at all.
My first Athlon lasted until we left the UK in 2004, I gave it to a friend
and as far as I know its still going strong (and still on Windows 98!). I
have put an extra fan in this new 64bit setup, mailnly because I have a midi
case as opposed to the full case I always had. The only problem of heat as
I see it is if I decide to add another HD. At the moment I have one only
plus an external. I will probably get a larger external, less bother. I
have around 400 movies on video cassettes that I taped over 20 years in
England. Some of them are classics one never sees anymore and I want to
preserve them. This is going to be a large project and speed (which I will
have) and plenty of storage space will be a must. And patience, lots of it
<g>
Lil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PCTT" <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 2008-08-25 14:25
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- =PCTechTalk=- Re: CrystalDMI download- freeware-FYI
I'm a little surprised about the broohaha with 64bit OS software.
When 64bit chit-chat hit the street several years ago I thought back to the
old 8088 machine sitting on a shelf out in my garage.
I checked the requirements to run 64bit OS.
I couldn't meet the requirements!
I'm not a fan of AMD64 because of the heat. Heat and electronics don't get
along very well.
I'm a fan of Intel Celeron D because of the price, the performance, and
their longevity. I've had very good luck with this model of CPU and see no
reason to change.
Celeron D CPUs have a feature called EM64T which means it will emulate a 64
bit CPU.
I met the requirement to run XPPro64?
A little research turned up a trial version of XPPro64 from MS.
I downloaded and installed the trial! Everything seemed fine.
A few days later I received an error msg when I tried to run Britney's
latest on YouTube. Flash not supported!
Got it! No flash! Britney's not my type anyway!
Several days later I discovered that FileNotes wouldn't work. An old
favorite context menu app.
I went to a coders forum where a young fellow from Norway promptly pumped
out a fix. FileNote problem solved!
That was several years ago. The six months trial expired. I purchased
XPPro64 OEM to replace it.
Since then its been business as usual. I've seen the chatter about drivers.
What drivers?
I've got XPPro64 on this machine, I have XPPro32 on two others, and a
machine with Win2K, which is seldom even booted anymore.
I'm experiencing no driver problems and flash is available on the 32bit
machines. Britney is too fat to appear on YouTube and life is good!
What drivers???
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