Vista sp1 x64 vs x86

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Michael Pietroforte. Michael Pietroforte is the founder and editor in chief of 4sysops. Latest posts by Michael Pietroforte see all. Email Address. Mailing List. Vista x86 Vista x64 View Results. Articles in series Vista x64 vs. Vista x86 Windows 7 x64 or Windows 7 x86? My experiences with Vista bit Windows 7: bit or bit? Memory and performance Windows 7 bit vs. Windows 7 bit - Hardware and software compatibility Windows 7 x64 vs. Windows x86 - Reliability, security, and licensing Vista x64 contra Vista x86?

Does bit offer better performance than bit? Vista x64 vs. Vista x86 - 32 bit or 64 bit Vista edition? Vista x86? Is software compatibility still an issue?

What about hardware compatibility? Poll results: Vista x86 vs. Vista x Related Articles. Office bit vs. Office - bit vs. Windows 7 x64 vs. Windows 7 bit vs. Windows 7: bit or bit? In this first part of a comprehensive series I discuss how Windows 7 x64 or Windows 7 x86?

Vista x64 contra Vista x86? Aaron 14 years ago. Angelo Pascutti 14 years ago. Jan Ivar Beddari 14 years ago. So I voted 64bit, but not right now! I just wanted to make another comment when I read your post again. The laptop is out of the HP business notebook series and runs ok with the 2. Eric 14 years ago. Clintonio 14 years ago. And if you have newer hardware then drivers aren't an issue. Michael Pietroforte Rank: 4 14 years ago. Thomas 14 years ago.

Jim 14 years ago. Cristian Remy 14 years ago. Also the implementation of WOW64 from Microsoft is really amazing, almost any problem. I recommend try a x64 windows version. Shahab 13 years ago. Especially when i look at it performance wise. Andy 13 years ago. Leave a reply Click here to cancel the reply Please enclose code in pre tags Your email address will not be published. Read 4sysops without ads and for free by becoming a member! Some applications have separate installers for bit and bit operating systems.

He has more than This second part of the Office bit vs. This article is outdated at this point in time - December as I am writing this. Compatibility issues have faded as most of the hardware that didn't support bit is reaching the end of it's lifespan anyways. Most PC hardware and peripherals produced since Vista was released support Vista The biggest problem is printers and scanners, since many older models are still in use at offices everywhere.

Scanners can last a very long time and new drivers are rarely released. Because of this, most of the nonbit compatible hardware doesn't work in any version of Vista anyways. The good news is that printers and scanners are cheaply available and can just be replaced when going to Vista Getting Vista bit doesn't leave much headroom for that.

All that said I'd recommend anyone installing Vista on a new machine should use Vista64 and as much RAM as their machine supports. Vista64 is actually a completely different operating system than Vista bit and seems to run a lot faster and smoother in my experience. In my experience its the best OS Microsoft has released so far. Its very stable and is significantly faster than Vista 32 bit editions which I have used Home Premium and Ultimate.

I dont use Printers and scanners so no comments about the driver support here. Some 32 bit apps like Nero Burning Rom have certain problems in working,but other 32 bit apps work perfectly fine. Virtualisation softwares work perfectly. Memory Management is really a plus point of this OS. So in my opinion dont go for Vista32 or 64,instead get WS x64 ,convert it into a Workstation OS and feel the difference I saw your system on Newegg.

Quite decent system for doing anything on workstation. I hope that it isn't disturbingly noisy as it is a major brand made which is good on efficient thermal discharging.

I was wondering about this too and used google for more info and there's a lot to find about this subject. One side note Haha, I remember the time when Microsoft said " KB are more than you'll ever need", resulting in the pre-historic burden many generations of PCs carried forward.

We don't need that shit again. I bought an Acer in with Vista 32bit. I recently accuried a 64 bit Vista Ultimate. I replaced the hard drive and have 2 gigs of ram.

When tring to install the 64 bit it sent a message saying "system wont support Vista 64bit. Is it because of divers,what do I need to to do to get the computer to accept the 64 bit Operationg system.

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Member Leaderboard — Year. Author Leaderboard — 30 Days. Author Leaderboard — Year. Leos Marek posted an update 58 minutes ago. For me it also broke my finger print scanner. Only solution so far is to remove the update. Leos Marek posted an update 1 hour ago.

Mehdi commented on Perform Active Directory security assessment using PowerShell 4 hours, 39 minutes ago. Hi, i made some progress, the script can be used from Computer Client like Win10, and he dont need to import Active Directory modules, also dont need to enter config. Brandon Lee wrote a new post, Redirect user profile folders documents, pictures, etc. For a long time, roaming profiles and folder redirection were the standard means under Windows for making user files available on different devices.

Now that more and more users work on the road or at home rather than in the office, this technique is becoming increasingly obsolete. An alternative to such environments is to redirect profile folders to OneDrive.

Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 13 hours, 49 minutes ago. Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 13 hours, 50 minutes ago. Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 13 hours, 51 minutes ago. Please ask IT administration questions in the forums. Any other messages are welcome. I found no scanner that would work, even after speaking with tech support for companies that insisted their scanner worked with Vista Advertising was deceptive. Vista claimed it was a better operating system, but mentioned nothing about the programs and devices that would not run on it.

Programs would advertise that they run with "Vista" without ever distinguishing between bit and bit. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. Receive new post notifications. Will you deploy Windows 11 to end users in your organization in ? View Results. Member Leaderboard — Month.

Member Leaderboard — Year. Author Leaderboard — 30 Days. Author Leaderboard — Year. Leos Marek posted an update 58 minutes ago. For me it also broke my finger print scanner. Only solution so far is to remove the update. Leos Marek posted an update 1 hour ago.

Mehdi commented on Perform Active Directory security assessment using PowerShell 4 hours, 39 minutes ago. Hi, i made some progress, the script can be used from Computer Client like Win10, and he dont need to import Active Directory modules, also dont need to enter config. Brandon Lee wrote a new post, Redirect user profile folders documents, pictures, etc.

For a long time, roaming profiles and folder redirection were the standard means under Windows for making user files available on different devices. Now that more and more users work on the road or at home rather than in the office, this technique is becoming increasingly obsolete.

An alternative to such environments is to redirect profile folders to OneDrive. Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 13 hours, 49 minutes ago. Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 13 hours, 50 minutes ago. Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 13 hours, 51 minutes ago. Please ask IT administration questions in the forums. Any other messages are welcome.

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Michael Pietroforte. Michael Pietroforte is the founder and editor in chief of 4sysops. Latest posts by Michael Pietroforte see all. Contents of this article. Email Address. Mailing List. Articles in series Vista x64 vs. Vista x86 Windows 7 x64 or Windows 7 x86? My experiences with Vista bit Windows 7: bit or bit? Memory and performance Windows 7 bit vs. Windows 7 bit - Hardware and software compatibility Windows 7 x64 vs.

Windows x86 - Reliability, security, and licensing Vista x64 contra Vista x86? Does bit offer better performance than bit? Vista x86 - 32 bit or 64 bit Vista edition? Vista x86 or Vista x64? What about hardware compatibility? Poll: Vista x86 or Vista x64? What is your choice? Poll results: Vista x86 vs. Vista x