Just made the move to x64

Hello,

Just installed Vista Home Premium x64.
It does seem more stable, and have installed all the drivers that I need.

I have a few questions though please:

1) Firefox/Minefield, I cannot get the Adobe Flash Plugin to install or the Windows Media Player plugin.

2) Internet Explorer (x64) VS Firefox (x86) - Does IE give a performace increase/should I be using that?

3) Software that claims to be (x64) - should I be installing it into Program Files or Program Files (x86). It automatically selects the Program Files (x86) though.

Think that's all! =)

Thanks!
Stephen

 

1) i use the 32bit firefox, have the adobe and windows media player plug ins.
2)not really? it's probably .5 seconds faster, but i still use FF x86.
3)if it automatically goes to x86 that means it is really 32 bit software that is capable of running on 64 bit.

Hope this helps.

 

Thank you! =)

 

x64 ie7 is very fast and is even up to firefox but it is not compatabile to flash pllayer

 

yeah flash player doesn't work with x64 browsers yet. Fine by me, I use Minefield, and it's kind of nice not having all those crap flash ads and everythin load. If I really want to see something I fire up IE.

 

isnt Minefield portable

 

1. I use the 32bit Firefox, everything works great.
2. It probably does work better with the OS since it isn't being emulated, but unless you don't use a lot of extensions stick with Firefox.
3. Windows does a great job of controlling where things should go.

Vista x64 is great. I was expecting some things to be harder, but everything has gone smoothly. I am very impressed with it.

 

^^ I too was very impressed by how easy it is to upgrade; assuming your applications work of course. But, this is more a matter of planning than Vista's fault.

I am surprised that Microsoft didn't make Vista 64-bit only; or at least marketed 64-bit a little more.

 

1) n 2) - might want to give FF3RC1 a shot, in its pure form, as stated in post #5 (onlycopunk)
3) - leave it to vista to manage them. Verify the "claim", if not just install them in 32bits mode

agreeing with many 64bits users are there, that m$ is getting better in the 64bits arena, now that vista 64bits is out. I personally have been doing some re-testing my linux environment against vista64bits

cheers ...

 

1 & 2: It took me awhile to find out that there was no flash plugin for x64. But yeah even with a fresh install of x64 Vista the icon in the taskbar for IE was for the 32bit one. I manually had changed it to the x64 one and now I see why it was like that.

x64 browser is kinda pointless right now.

I use FF for most everything but there is occasion here and there where IE works better (my wiki at work, and sometimes for downloading files).

3: Its just a folder, it doesnt matter, if your highly organized or uptight about things being where they should, you may want to manually install x64 stuff into the right directory.