Hi all.A 64 bit operating system is said to be faster because it can handle more processor instructions in one go. It's also said to be faster because unlike 32 bit it will use as much RAM as you have on your system, whereas 32 bit can only handle up to 4 GB (but never exactly that amount) of RAM.J
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On 11/09/2010 18:54, Daniel McGee wrote:
Hi someone mentioned 32 bit. I know I've asked this before but I still don't really understand what it means. Could someone explain to me what the difference between the 32 bit and the 64 bit. Is the 64 bit ment to be faster or something like that. Thanks Daniel -------------------------------------------------- From: "Peter Holdstock" <peterholdstock@xxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 5:28 PM To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Re[2]: Windows 7 speed vs XPHi, I've used Windows 7 on a range of PCs and compared to XP and Vista I do find Windows 7 quicker in many ways. How long have you been using it because for the first week or so it does optimise itself according to what you do etc and does speed up quite a lot in my experience. Peter -------------------------------------------------- From: "Christian" <christian08@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 5:15 PM To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re[2]: Windows 7 speed vs XPHi, Using the 32 bit version. On 2010-09-11 at 10:15 Victoria E. Gilkerson wrote:Are you using the 32 or 64 bits? _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:51 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Windows 7 speed vs XP Hi, Was just curious if any of you Windows 7 users have noticed any differences in speed of the operating system compared to Windows XP. I am using a p4 3.2 GHz and 4 GB RAM and to me Windows 7 is a little slower than XP when booting. Haven't used it for that long, but we'll see how I like it. Christian No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3128 - Release Date: 09/11/10 01:34:00 -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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