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    What is the benefits of running 64bits Vista on a PC

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by gomcse2002, Jun 8, 2009.

  1. gomcse2002

    gomcse2002 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello there

    May I know is there major advantages if I am running 64 bits OS of Vista Business on my Work station ??
     
    gomcse2002, Jun 8, 2009
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  2. j-dogg

    j-dogg Notebook Evangelist

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    Take advantage of more than 3.5 gigs of ram, and you can use 64 bit apps to their full potential, like adobe cs4, autocads, rendering programs stuff like that are where its really going to pay off.
     
    j-dogg, Jun 8, 2009
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  3. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sometimes 32bit instructions double up and run twice as fast thus sometimes you get up to 2x more performance.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 8, 2009
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  4. Rob41

    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    64 bit OS's have really matured and enjoy a great deal of third party support.

    Beware of 64 bit browsers though if you like to have flash enabled for websites.

    Adobe does not make a 64 bit compatible version of flash.
     
    Rob41, Jun 9, 2009
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  5. st0nedpenguin

    st0nedpenguin Notebook Evangelist

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    st0nedpenguin, Jun 9, 2009
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  6. coolTechno

    coolTechno Newbie

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    still im running xp.. got to move to vista now.... waited till it becomes stable :)
     
    coolTechno, Jun 9, 2009
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  7. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Have a look at my sig - that should give you agood idea.
     
    DetlevCM, Jun 9, 2009
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  8. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If that's all you're waiting for, I'd suggest making the move now - I've been using the 64-bit _Vista Home Premium for 3 weeks now (got a new system, finally, that had it preinstalled), and after a few hunting trips trying to find where some of the old functionality got moved, I have to say that XP is beginning to look a lot more threadbare than it did before I got the new system (of course, the new hardware alone might account for some of my perception, since the old system was 6 y.o. and was weak even when it was brand-new).
     
    Shyster1, Jun 9, 2009
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  9. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Keep Waiting till 2020.
     
    coolguy, Jun 9, 2009
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  10. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hmm, six years without any security support; sounds like a plan to me. :rolleyes:
     
    Shyster1, Jun 9, 2009
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