The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Vista 64 or 32 when order my Dv5t??

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by rgl133, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. rgl133

    rgl133 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    177
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hi, im ordering the Dv5t today and im not sure which to get. Im also ordering this laptop for my girlfriend and i want to get whatever would be less of a headache and more efficient. Any advice would be great. The cost the same from hp so thats why im asking.
     
    rgl133, Jul 27, 2008
    #1
  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

    Reputations:
    1,806
    Messages:
    5,921
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Vista x64 does not have compatibility issues the was XP x64 did, and it's sooo much faster. x64 hands down.
     
    Hep!, Jul 27, 2008
    #2
  3. rgl133

    rgl133 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    177
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    i dunno if it makes a diff but right now we will be order the laptops with 3 gig ram. and maybe sometime down the road upgrade to 4 but which OS would be faster and run better with 3 gigs.
     
    rgl133, Jul 27, 2008
    #3
  4. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,133
    Messages:
    6,399
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Well if you want max software compatibility - go for 32-bit....
    If you want a slim gain in performance and >3GB ram - go for 64-bit....( and then you can dual-boot the system with an OEM version of XP for compatibility with some old software..!!)
     
    Andy, Jul 27, 2008
    #4
  5. rgl133

    rgl133 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    177
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    will there be problems with finding software for the 64-bit OS?
     
    rgl133, Jul 27, 2008
    #5
  6. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,133
    Messages:
    6,399
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Most old software is not compatible....the new ones will be and some may have fixes,updates and patches available, because x64 is the future....
    Increased driver support is also available for Vista x64....
     
    Andy, Jul 27, 2008
    #6
  7. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

    Reputations:
    1,806
    Messages:
    5,921
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Pretty much anything (besides drivers) that runs on Vista 32 bit will run on Vista 64 bit angad.... it's not like Vista 32 bit gives you extra compatibility. And it's not a small performance increase, the difference is day and night between 32 bit and 64 bit Vista. As for memory - Vista 64 bit isn't more resource intensive or anything. I suggest XP for 2-3GB or less, Vista x64 for 3-4GB or more.
     
    Hep!, Jul 27, 2008
    #7
  8. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    441
    Messages:
    3,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    I've been running 64-bit Vista for many months now. Definitely go 64-bit. 32-bit Vista shouldn't even exist.
     
    brianstretch, Jul 27, 2008
    #8
  9. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

    Reputations:
    1,806
    Messages:
    5,921
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    206


    STRONG AGREE. QUOTED FOR TRUTH.
     
    Hep!, Jul 27, 2008
    #9
  10. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,133
    Messages:
    6,399
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Well, maybe yes....But CPUcool and Phoenix BIOS Editor didn't run on Ultimate 64, so had to go back to Ultimate 32 :(, to continue on with my experiments.. :D

    Got 2 articles on x64 here and here, one's a bit old and the other is fairly new....
     
    Andy, Jul 27, 2008
    #10
  11. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

    Reputations:
    2,078
    Messages:
    3,108
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    either one you order, you're going to have to do a clean install anyways(you can install 64 bit during the process). If you don't do a clean install you're new computer will be super loaded with crap and will be slow.

    Vista x64 ftw.
     
    Harper2.0, Jul 27, 2008
    #11