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I bought an Vista 64 bit OEM version for my HTPC - turns out that due to the terrible driver support it is useless and I had to work a whole weekend finding, replacing operatingsystems and such.
And since working is better than not working I recommend 32 bit until things clear up.
OK. so it isn't confirmed that the next Windows is going to be only 64bit but when you read about Longhorn being the last Server OS to be released by M$ in 32bit and the next SQL Server to be released in *only*64bit... it's hard not to make that assumption.
Heck, Exchange Server '07 was already released in 64bit only IIRC.
Despite the fact that we aren't certain what M$ will do, even two of my professors told us that 32bit OS's will most likely phase out in 6-7 years, when the next Windows will be introduced.
Microsoft has stated that client versions of Vienna, the next MS operating system, will be available in both 32 and 64 bit. Most people are most here are interested in the client or desktop version of Vienna since they won't be running Exchange or SQL server on their notebook. This is of course all subject to change. 64 bit support for Vista isn't all that great. Who knows what will happen between now and then.
Yes, Microsoft has stated that Vienna will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit for the client version, in order to ease the industry's transition from 32-bit to 64-bit computing.[wikipedia]
I don't know if it's just me but to me, it seems to imply that they are preparing to move onto 64bit and throw out 32bit altogether for whatever version which succeeds Vienna.
Never used anything like Vienna but I do use different versions of SQL Server on WinXP.
If the next SQL Server is indeed 64bit only and I still had a Windows 32bit, I'd
be pretty screwed.
I really think that the next desktop OS will be 64bit only.
lol Apple isn't the one that sets the standard for others to follow so it really doesn't matter if Mac OS has been 64bit. They might have had a 64bit version for five years and no one really cares. 99% of the people will still continue using 32bit.
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