HP zv6000 - AMD 64 4000+

Hey all. It has been some time. I am interested in upgrading from XP SP3 to Vista(either 32bit or 64bit). Is this a lost cause? The dedicated graphics card only contains 128MB of memory.

If this isn't a lost cause, would anyone recommend installing Vista 64bit vs. 32bit? What are the shortcomings of the 64 bit OS on this machine?

Thanks in advance.

 

Do you really need 4 GB of ram? Are you willing to sacrifice some potential performance of 32bit programs in order to use 64 bit? There are no benefits for 64 bit if you don't use any 64 bit applications, and don't run many virtual machines or something like that that would actually use all of your ram. Some 32 bit programs perform worse in 64 bit. 32 Bit ftw IMO. Also what is the specific model of your graphics card? If Intel integrated graphics can handle it, I don't think you'd have any problems. Also, what processor do you have?

 

your processor is a 64 bit processor, so it will work with both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems.
I am not sure that your system can support 4Gb of memory. I think it tops out at 2Gb of memory.
You should be able to install Vista without any problems. If Vista runs to slow on your system, you may want to switch back to XP.

AMD FTW.
I have a AMD 3700+ in my socket 754 laptop. It is so hard to find a mobile 4000+

K-TRON

 

Hey Lewie!

Having been a member of Microsoft's TechNet (fancy click of geeks [lol]) I was able to obtain Vista since the early stages all the way to the final release candidates.

During those review stages, I operated an HP similar to yours with an AMD 64 bit 3500+ with a gig and a half of ram. Installing Vista 32 bit and 64 bit on that computer which is similar to yours just didn't work out all that great. Vista uses about a gig of ram on its own without anything running. The 64 bit version was extremely slow and really inoperable. It's like installing XP on a pentium 2 at a 200MHz clock speed. The performance was horrible. On the other hand, the 32 bit version installed somewhat decently, but still was slower than expected. I was able to use the 32 bit version for a while after I had turned off a lot of the unneeded system services and what not. I ended up reinstalling XP though, because Vista was too much of a strain.

All in all, it just is not ideal to install either version of Vista on that computer. Guys need to experience it for themselves so I know you're gonna try anyways lol. I believe a dual core should be listed as the minimum requirement.

Hope this helps somewhat.

 

Infamous22 - thank you for the advice. I am going to reinstall XP and perform the necessary upgrades prior to installing any additional applications/ect.

Does anyone want to acquire a Vista Home Premium 64bit OS(fresh/never opened)?